Wines of Bordeaux, France [ March 19th, 2010 ] Posted in » Darryl Beeson's Review, Virtual wine country, Wine Article archive, Wine review

East of the Bay of Biscay, Bordeaux is a leading French seaport on the banks of the Garonne River, near the point where the Garonne and Dordogne rivers meet to form the Gironde River. The city administers five deepwater ports downstream were the large quantities of the famous Bordeaux wines are exported.

As far back as the time of the Roman Empire, Bordeaux was a flourishing city, called Burdigala. In 1154, when the husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine became Henry II of England, the Bordeaux region passed under English control. It became French again at the end of the Hundred Years’ War in 1453. During the Franco-Prussian War, and briefly in each world war, the French government moved to Bordeaux.
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Eating in The Basin

eating-the-basin14572 Big Basin Way
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 867-1906

You enter the front door off Big Basin Way, immediately greeted by a host. The light is dim, kind of romantic, yet there’s some upbeat music at just the right volume in the background. Looking out over the 15 – 20 tables in the open room, some seating four, some seating two, or up at the bar a couple steps higher - you see smiling, laughing, happy people – maybe because of the company they are with, the rockin’ martini they just finished, the big red wine they’re getting more of, or the food they’re eating. Or maybe they are talking about the faucet design or the martini glasses tiled into the floor in the lavatory.
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