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More on 'The Hidden Vineyards of Paris'
This is another reminder of the book launch in Paris on Thursday, 29 February at The Red Wheelbarrow Bookshop As anyone who has done...
Geoffrey Finch
Feb 22, 20243 min read
The Hidden Vineyards of Paris
Announcing the publication of the complete guide to the vineyards of Paris! Read your way through the vineyards of Paris… I am very...
Geoffrey Finch
Feb 15, 20243 min read
Saint Valentine & a couple of love poems with a whiff of wine
“Where there is no wine there is no love.” ~ Euripides Love is blind, as is our tasting of sparkling wines. Couples, singles, love...
Geoffrey Finch
Feb 8, 20244 min read
The Wine Map of France
Where’s the Paris region? Where is Paris indeed. The above map suggests that the region around Paris is without vines. Which is a...
Geoffrey Finch
Feb 1, 20246 min read
Isolated, Rogue and Private Vines
Expanding the census on the hidden vines of Paris It’s hard enough for most people to identify a grape vine when they see one (unless...
Geoffrey Finch
Jan 25, 20243 min read
Saint Vincent's Tunic
The patron saint of wine and the smallest vineyard in Paris We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can...
Geoffrey Finch
Jan 18, 20245 min read
Resolute
Wine and health – a response to Dry January “Give me a bowl of wine. I have not that alacrity of spirit nor cheer of mind that I was wont...
Geoffrey Finch
Jan 11, 20247 min read
The Hidden Vineyards of Paris
Starting the New Year with a sneak peak at the definitive, soon-to-be-published guide to the vineyards of Paris. To begin, I would like...
Geoffrey Finch
Jan 4, 20244 min read
The Urban Vine
“Wild grape-vines clamber to the tops of the highest trees, spreading umbrella-wise over the branches, and their festooned floating...
Geoffrey Finch
Dec 28, 20236 min read
Mirth, Misery and Measure
“Wine cheers the sad, revives the old, inspires the young, and makes weariness forget his toil.” Lord Byron It’s time to address the...
Geoffrey Finch
Dec 22, 20237 min read
From sultry Autumn to frigid Winter
“There’s no such thing as being lost in a vineyard. You’re always in the right place.” (Unknown) Winter walked into Paris pretty much...
Geoffrey Finch
Dec 14, 20236 min read
The Case of Champagne
Notes from a recent visit to the world’s best known wine region “Only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking...
Geoffrey Finch
Dec 7, 20239 min read
Blinded by the Whites
and the Reds: PWW @ Delicatessen Tasting 28 November 2023 Geoffrey Finch’s week was consumed by wine walks in Saint Germain and...
Geoffrey Finch
Nov 30, 20238 min read
Gimme Gamay
Paris is wine! Subscribe Mooney here, subbing in for my, in the French sense, patron — “Le boss” Geoffrey Finch — who is too busy wine...
Geoffrey Finch
Nov 23, 20238 min read
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Geoffrey Finch
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Paris Wine Walks - the only wine tastings that include vineyard visits
Since 2015 we've been sharing the true story of Paris, which is wine. Exploring the hidden vineyards of Paris and sharing the city's...
Geoffrey Finch
Sep 22, 20231 min read
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