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Letter From Rick
Commandeur de honour at the the Fete de la Fleur, Bordeaux Style (June, 2005)
When George invited me to come to Vinexpo, which occurred this past June in Bordeaux, France, it seemed like a nice idea. The fact that George and his family owned Chateau Caronne Ste-Gemme, a Cru Bourgeois estate on the border of the St. Julien appellation, made this invitation all the more worthwhile, and likely to be a great time.
I have discovered that having a friend from the region is a critical component to having a successful trip to any wine producing location, and France especially. George spoke of day trips to Spain, visiting the top estates in Bordeaux, and a great party, called the Fete de la Fleur, which coincided with the end of Vinexpo. We accepted the invitation a few months ahead of time, without any real sense of what the trip will really be like.
Our underlying premise was sound: “Visit wine producing areas when people who are from the region invite you”. This concept worked like clockwork, when my friend, Bob Morris, invited
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