So bizarre! We were siting round an convivial dinner table sharing the simple elegance that France still does the best with our Cardan vineyard and operations team celebrating the countdown to another amazing year ahead. It was a perfect evening and celebration with a small team of people who have created so much, so steadily […]
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[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”] I can see it now! But then I can’t? I can clearly understand why Cabernet Franc is and always should be part of a great Bordeaux wine. But then, why do so […]
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I am pleased that I am publishing this short blog after New Year’s Eve and not before. If I had written last week, it would almost certainly have been forgotten in the “apparent euphoria” of celebrating the arrival of 2015. [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” […]
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As we race through the final week of the year and I find myself (happily) en route to Paradise Rescued HQ in Cardan Bordeaux, I wondered what else we might say before kicking off the new year and confirming our goals for 2015. Maybe a quick summary of the highlights of what overall was a […]
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[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’s Christmas Eve – well at least where I am siting and writing! To be really honest, there is not much remaining that needs to be said for this year; we […]
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On Friday we proudly bottled off our 2013 Cabernet Franc. [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 can hear you saying the words: “OK David, I hear you, well done. But that’s what a winery does, move […]
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We have been talking quite a lot recently about our brand and wine brands or branding in general. There are a couple of reasons for that – firstly, a lot more needs to be written on this subject and secondly our vineyard is heading into winter and things get a little quieter. Later this week, […]
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[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”] “If you not growing and moving forward, then you are probably going backwards” – the clichéd expression reminds us. And a reasonably good one too, I must say! As a business […]
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[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”] I just couldn’t help myself this week! There it was on Thursday morning in my Inbox; my daily leadership coaching inspiration blog from The Pacific Institute Winner’s Circle. They are always good, […]
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[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”] Red wines that carry a Bordeaux label are required by the rules of our Appellation to contain only specific red grape varieties. The two most grown varieties in Bordeaux are Merlot […]
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