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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.25.1″] Baltimore, MD We’re writing to you a little earlier than usual this week regarding a serious matter. What wine(s) will you be serving at Thanksgiving this year? And if you’re visiting friends or…

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.25.1″] Baltimore, MD This week, wine lovers the world over celebrate the release of Beaujolais Nouveau…  Curious about just what it is that makes the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau at the conclusion of…

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.25.1″] Baltimore, MD C. and I opened up our bottle of Moutard NV Brut last night… [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://bonnerprivatewines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Champagne-Moutard-INV.png” _builder_version=”3.25.1″ width=”80%”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.25.1″] Notes of tropical fruits cut by a sharp minerality and a tart bite…

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.25.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Paris, France Sipping a glass of St. Emilion up in the rafters of an old Haussmann building here on the Left Bank. The weather has…

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.25.1″] Last week, we told you about how the vignerons of France toil at the intersection of three gigantic climatic forces: the Atlantic Ocean, the African continent, and Eurasia. The upside is an almost…

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25.1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”] This week, we hear from the front lines of the French vendange, the grape harvest that runs from August to October, culminating in the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre,…