Category Archives for "Paradise Rescued"

Would you ask your dog to help set your New Year goals?

This is the final blog for 2103. I hope all our readers had a wonderful safe and enjoyable Christmas with your families. And similarly that it was it a great time to reflect on the last twelve months of what has happened and what learning has come from it. Of course the New Year celebrations […]

We hope you are on Cloud9…Merry Christmas

And here we are! Again! Writing the last but one blog of the year… as always the shortest but most pleasurable one! Next week, we will share our thoughts on what an amazing year 2013 has been, our exciting goals for the New Year and why this is such an important thing for us humans!! […]

Grape Moments – Pairing Christmas with Cabernet Franc

Or maybe Cabernet Franc with Christmas? Whatever….! For most people in the Christian world that magical and unique time is almost here again. Chaos and panic is all around us as we prepare for the big annual family festival. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” […]

Make your own luck, create gold!

There have been quite a few articles recently covering the resurgence of the Cabernet Franc around the world. We like to refer to CabFranc as the princess of red grape varieties because of its softness, beautiful nose and extraordinary length of taste. It is certainly a wine that many vignerons have chosen to forget and […]

Vine2Wine: Thinking Quality – yield isn’t everything!

At the start of last week it was the annual date to go on line to the French customs web site and record the 2013 production volume. At the end of the process when you go to save and effectively lodge the file to the authorities, the site does a “sanity check”, which is code […]

Vine2Wine: Progressing the Merlot dream

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] We get quite a few emails from passionate Merlot fans and customers who are keen to hear about our progress in the Hourcat Centre block, our home for Paradise Rescued Merlot. […]

Vine2Wine: Cabernet Franc – the making of vintage 2013

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] It has been a busy few weeks at Paradise Rescued. Harvest time and wine making is challenging at the best of times but in the worst Bordeaux growing season in probably […]

Paint your Vision

“The only thing worse than being blind, is having sight but no vision.” –  Helen Keller [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] As most of our regular readers already know, the boss of Paradise Rescued is passionate […]

Grape Moments: Cabernet Franc, the princess of red wines

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Cabernet Franc is unique, special and the real princess of the red wine grape varietals. More often than not, CabFranc is the hidden softer usually undisclosed smaller percentage partner in the assemblage […]

Grape Moments: Our Stevie International Business Award

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] What a moment of sheer pride, humility and great emotion. We received our silver Stevie International Business Award for New Company 2013 at a gala presentation attended by more than 600 […]