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Many guests had booked full day excursions, and those of us not touring all day used the morning to explore nearby Soulac-du-Mer, a charming French village on the Atlantic Ocean. We had booked a Crystal Symphony afternoon bus tour that would guide us through the Bordeaux wine region before rejoining the ship in the city of Bordeaux. We thought this half-day tour was just as we expected--a great introduction to the region and the vineyards. As our bus rolled along, we passed hundreds of acres of vineyards and numerous famous chateaux, stopping for photos as we went along. All of the first growth chateaux were a thrill for wine lovers to see, even if just from the outside. We also had a winery tour and tasting at Chateau Palmer (a third growth chateau). It was a perfect afternoon, and gave us a real "taste" of the different appellations and "growths". Many Crystal Symphony passengers had scheduled tours with private guides that got them inside some of the first growth Bordeaux chateaux. Our cruise companions highly recommended two private guides--Bernard Atia at FinestWine.com, whose email is fwinfo@finestwine.com and Dewey Markham at DMJ Wineworks, whose email is details@dmjwineworks.com. Bordeaux is truly a wonderful region of France! |
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From Left to right :Mr Pierre DUCOUT, Mr Bernard ATIA. Pierre DUCOUT, Mayor, city of Cestas, Vice President economic French parliament. In visit at our headquarter office FINESTWINE.COM |
| Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of
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Freddy Levy, Chairman of Victor kosher Wine (left) Florence Desobry, General Manger U.S. Victor Kosher Wine (center) Shaï Ghermezian from Allied Importers U.S.A. (right) |
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Freddy Levy, Chairman of Victor kosher Wine (left) Merrick Dowson, Chairman of Barsac, Adventures in Wines in San-Francisco (2nd left) Florence Desobry, General Manger U.S. Victor Kosher Wine Bernard Atia, General Manager FinestWine.com (right) |
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Freddy Levy, Chairman of Victor kosher Wine (left) Florence Desobry, General Manger U.S. Victor Kosher Wine Robert Smith, sommelier at Bellagio Hotel, Picasso restaurant Las Vegas (right) |
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Objectif Aquitaine, January
2004 Affiliate of Westhoven Limited situated in Hongkong, Westhoven France, managed by Bernard Atia, runs purchases and shipments of fine wines in behalf of the website FinestWine.com based in USA... Read more... |
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Best of the Web directory Forget about cheapies and Chilean wines, this Hong Kong-based site is a wine snob's paradise. Fine-wine lovers can find just about any wine in any size bottle, from Jeroboams of the 1945 Mouton Rothschild ($80,000) to half bottles of the 1961 Chateau Latour ($1,294). Shopping is made easy thanks to search fields, which let buyers tailor their hunt by vintage, producer, bottle size and price. A short cuts feature also allows users to quickly narrow down wines into preferred regions or styles. Known for its deep collection of big names, its Burgundy menu goes head-to-head with any other online retailer, from a wide range of Domaine Romanée Conti to the more modestly priced juice from producer Robert Arnoux. A special promotions area can only be appreciated by the well-heeled: a six-bottle case of the 1982 Cheval Blanc (rated a perfect 100 by Robert Parker) went $3,030.00. BEST: No better place for old Bordeaux. |
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VINEXPO: e-commerce corner Vinexpo, Bordeaux France June 17-21, 2001 FinestWine has been selected for Vinexpo 2001 An entirely new exhibition space in the recently constructed Hall 3 has been dedicated to wine and spirits "e-tailers", who have set up business-to-consumer wine and spirits websites. More details... |
We couldn't have done it without you! In order to help The International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies after the terrible events of the 11th of September, 2001 small luxury
hotels around the world organised an auction, between September 2001 and January 2002.Thanks to FinestWine.com, the Hotel Chateau Grand Barrail was able to offer a special stay in the region of Bordeaux wine including a special tour of Chateau Cheval Blanc with Mr Lurton himself, director and winemaker of prestigious Chateau Cheval Blanc, Saint-Emilion, first classified growth "A" and raised $1,000.00 (755 Pounds) for this good purpose. |
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Fortune Small Business There's a thin ribbon of blue clay that slopes to a pool under one of Eastern Bordeaux's most renowned wineries, Chateau Petrus, causing less acid to touch the roots of its rich merlot grapes. The rose-flavored result, a superconcentrated wine that would be too harsh to drink without the influence of the clay, is limited to 4,000 cases per year. At about $700 a bottle, it is the most expensive, hard-to-get wine in the world. "Once in a while, the folks at FinestWine.com will have it in stock and ready to ship at their little shop in Western France. If not, they will do everything they can for a serious customer, even if it means driving across the region to Chateau Pétrus to buy the vintages themselves. But in the past , reaching someone live at FinestWine.com was a problem. Voice-mail boxes were overstuffed because of the limited number of customer-service representatives working the phones at the ten-person company, which expanded to the Internet about two years ago." Taken from a report by Maggie Overfelt in FSB Magazine, April 2000. |
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Our Donation provides the benefits of
supporting diabetes research. Dear friend of JDRF: On behalf of the Board of Directors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Georgia Chapter, we are so grateful for you generous donation of on Bottle of 1845 Madeira, valued at $250.00 and one Bottle of Krug La Grande Cuvee, valued at $100.00 for our Silent Auction. Read more... |
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KRCB Auctions 2003! FinestWine partnership with KRCB Television Auction KRCB is the public broadcasting service for Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties Read more... |
