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Up early and an uneventful drive to Bordeaux and flight to Paris. I ended up sitting next to a 74-year-old woman from Arvada who now lives in Broomfield. She remembers taking her dad to the bank often and he banked … Continue reading →

First full day in the Gascogne region of southwest France. I’ll skip the business and wine part and just jump to the good stuff. My Partners, which manage a group of around 800 growers spread throughout the region, are wonderful … Continue reading →

Good morning, we had an early start today as we had to drive from Provence to Marseille and fly from Marseille to Paris and Paris to Bordeaux. Yesterday, was lovely, we started with cafe au lait, took a walk, went … Continue reading →

Ok, I’ve been to some pretty spectacular places in my life, but Coquillade is up there. Our hotel is a 5 Star resort in the middle of Provence where we were 22 years ago when Jagger was 1, and Lori … Continue reading →

My French is coming back surprisingly well. Phrases just come out of my mouth without really thinking. I guess those seven years of French classes when I was younger did some good afterall. We started the day with great French … Continue reading →

We made it out of Denver 30 minutes late and then rushed to our gate in DC, only to be delayed there too. The Polaris Business Class on United is nice. We managed to sleep for 3 or 4 hours … Continue reading →

3:30am now and our app must be working as it seems like 8am and we feel all fresh and ready to go. We’ll take our time this morning and clean up the house a bit before heading for the airport … Continue reading →

Up early, intentionally. Tomorrow we’re up at 3am. We use an app called Timeshifter to avoid jet lag. It tells you when to turn on and off lights, meaning get light exposure, when to sleep, when and when not to … Continue reading →

Won’t be long now, less than 48 hours and we’ll be on our way to the airport. Yesterday I dropped off two pair of pants to be hemmed as the place I took them a week ago did a crappy … Continue reading →

Last night after a long day finalizing the deal I had done, that then fell apart, is now finally signed and sealed. The combination of my former Partner and my two Partners kept messing things up. As I said the … Continue reading →