An infographic that goes part of the way towards helping you better understand Bordeaux wine.
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I had the pleasure a few years ago of sharing a 1947 Cheval Blanc
with a party of 10 and last Christmas my son an I found a quite part of
the house to enjoy a 1964 Cheval Blanc.
Those experiences, with the great Bordeaux wine, inspired my
new mystery adventure, The Claret Murders; in it an extraordinary cache
of old wines is discovery during Nashville’s history-making 2010 flood.The next time you or your followers open a wonderful Bordeaux, I invite you to do while reading my the new Novel. Nancy over at http://pullthatcork.com just wrote a review. Go to
http://pullthatcork.com/reviews/the-claret-murders-a-mark-rollins-adventure/
The Claret Murders is available from Amazon and others in both print or as an e-book. Go to http://amzn.com/0982589859.
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