https://exactwines.com/about/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/compressed-size-headshot.jpgcompressed size headshothttps://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bob-wine-profile-21.jpgBob Wine Profile 22025-05-20T16:31:19+00:00weekly0.6https://exactwines.com/2017/01/12/our-15th-anniversary-dinner/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_7497.jpgimg_7497https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_7499.jpgimg_7499https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_7493.jpgimg_7493https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_7494.jpgimg_74942017-01-12T23:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2017/01/12/2016-fete-du-bordeaux/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4506.jpgimg_4506https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4503.jpgimg_4503https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4511.jpgimg_4511https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4510.jpgimg_4510Getting started!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4509.jpgimg_4509https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4508.jpgimg_4508https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4507.jpgimg_4507Bob Watt, Christina Watt and Jean-Charles Cazes from Lynch Bages...our annual photo. Will be fun to look back on all of these one day!2017-01-12T23:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2015/11/30/19th-annual-champagne-party-1st-california-edition/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1480.jpgIMG_1480And the second six.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1477.jpgIMG_1477https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1481.jpgIMG_1481Close up of the first six...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3905.jpgIMG_3905https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3911.jpgIMG_3911Scene of the crime - the day after.2015-11-30T07:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2015/08/03/better-late-than-never-2015-bordeaux-fete-in-san-francisco/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0347.jpgIMG_0347Jean-Charles Cazes showing his support!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0380.jpgIMG_0380Bob Watt, Christina Watt, Jean-Charles Cazes from Lynch Bages and Nancy Rugas from Chateau Suduirauthttps://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0395.jpgIMG_0395https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0396.jpgIMG_0396Jean-Charles Cazes of Cht. Lynch Bages, Christina Watt, and Lilian Barton-2015-08-03T05:08:36+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/12/04/18th-annual-champagne-party-04-cristal-takes-top-honors/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-smaller-pic.jpg2014 Champagne Party smaller pichttps://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-100.jpg2014 Champagne Party 100https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-106.jpg2014 Champagne Party 106https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-093.jpg2014 Champagne Party 093The champagnes, all ready to go.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-102.jpg2014 Champagne Party 102The beautiful table.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-107.jpg2014 Champagne Party 107Professional taster? Brian Flynn and Bob Watt.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-084.jpg2014 Champagne Party 084But I do slave away in the kitchen (well, a little bit anyway) - the girls did most of the work!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-085.jpg2014 Champagne Party 085https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-105.jpg2014 Champagne Party 105Christina and our lovely hostess, Jeanne Hartmann.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-champagne-party-119.jpg2014 Champagne Party 119You're all winners in my book.2015-08-02T14:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/10/14/were-back-with-a-little-brane-cantenac-and-a-trip-to-the-village-pub/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bob-bday-20142.jpgBirthday Dinner at the Village Pub.2014-10-14T05:58:13+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/08/30/birthday-in-napa/2014-08-30T06:15:04+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/08/03/champagne-in-chelan/2014-08-03T02:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/06/24/venissa-winery-in-venice/2014-06-25T04:06:34+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/06/05/taste-washington-review-6-cadence/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/march-2014-taste-wa-009.jpgMarch 2014 taste wa 009Ben Smith of Cadence Winery, winemaker and neighbor extraordinaire.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/heidi-wine-march-2014-001.jpgheidi wine march 2014 0012014-06-05T05:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/05/31/trips-and-tips-europe-and-california-on-the-horizon/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/may-2014-suncadia-swiftwater-021.jpgMay 2014 suncadia swiftwater 021Sophia - ready to hone her cooking skills in Italy!2014-05-31T00:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/05/26/gramercy-cellars-2013-picpoul/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/may-2014-house-hunting-056.jpgMay 2014 house hunting 056Gramercy Cellars limited release Picpoul.2014-05-26T03:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/05/01/taste-washington-review-4-figgins-estate-double-canyon/2014-05-09T18:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/05/08/taste-washington-review-5-avennia-and-baer-winery/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/march-2014-taste-wa-006.jpgMarch 2014 taste wa 006Newcomer Avennia wowed the crowd.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/march-2014-taste-wa-008.jpgMarch 2014 taste wa 008Baer is a long-time favorite.2014-05-08T21:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/04/16/taste-of-washington-review-2-sparkman-seven-hills-mark-ryan/2014-05-06T05:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/04/23/taste-washington-review-3-gramercy-cellars-and-long-shadows/2014-04-23T05:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/04/09/taste-washington-2014-review-1-swiftwater-sleight-of-hand-obelisco/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/march-2014-taste-wa-012.jpgMarch 2014 taste wa 012Bob hard at work writing notes.2014-04-09T22:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/04/04/our-cup-runneth-over-exploring-the-wines-of-burgundy/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/burgundy-tasting-2014-021.jpgburgundy tasting 2014 0212014-05-30T09:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/04/01/no-joke-taste-washington-hits-it-out-of-the-park/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/march-2014-taste-wa-005.jpgMarch 2014 taste wa 005Grower Dick Boushey and Christina Watt. We headed out to taste with Dick, but he's so popular, we didn't make it far!2014-05-19T22:54:35+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/03/28/cellar-gem-2007-doubleback-cabernet-sauvignon/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/doubleback-2007-001.jpgdoubleback 2007 0012007 Doubleback Cabernet Sauvignon.2014-03-28T05:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/03/22/italian-style-wines-in-oregon-wine-country/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/october-2013-042.jpgOctober 2013 042And then the food arrived and the kids really got into it.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/october-2013-026.jpgOctober 2013 026The kids were occupied for a little bit.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/october-2013-040.jpgOctober 2013 040https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/october-2013-029.jpgOctober 2013 029https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/october-2013-035.jpgOctober 2013 035https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/october-2013-039.jpgOctober 2013 039https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/october-2013-024.jpgOctober 2013 024Christina and her sister-in-law Kerry Prather at Remy Winery on a beautiful - and windy - fall day.2014-05-14T02:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/03/12/o-solaia-mio/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wine-march-2014-012.jpgwine March 2014 012Yes, please...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wine-march-2014-018.jpgwine March 2014 018Bob Watt and Heidi Diaz with the re-gifted Solaia.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/heidi-wine-march-2014-001.jpgheidi wine march 2014 001Great friends, great wines.2014-03-12T01:05:50+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/21/day-nine-a-leisurely-afternoon-at-les-sources-de-caudalie/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-195.jpgBordeaux 2013 195But we did have time to grab a glass or two of the Lynch Bages Blanc de Blanc one night. Yum! I miss that wine...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-197.jpgBordeaux 2013 197https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-196.jpgBordeaux 2013 196And I miss this yummy charcuterie. https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-311.jpgBordeaux 2013 311It just so happened that our afternoon in the sun was on the warmest day of the trip - lucky us. It was VERY warm though - unseasonably so. Little did they know, the heat wave was about to turn to rain though.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-392.jpgBordeaux 2013 392More art installations. This one moved.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-380.jpgBordeaux 2013 380The "ah ha" moment.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-374.jpgBordeaux 2013 374https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-373.jpgBordeaux 2013 373I want one!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-368.jpgBordeaux 2013 368https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-369.jpgBordeaux 2013 369The cooperage.2014-03-08T19:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/03/05/cellar-gem-1998-dievole-novecento-chianti-classico-riserva-italy/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wine-march-2014-035.jpgwine March 2014 0351998 Dievole2014-04-02T00:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/03/04/wines-of-tuscany-come-to-seattle-montepulciano-tasting-march-13-2014/2014-05-13T08:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/26/tempranillo-time/2014-02-26T07:13:24+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/24/italy-bound-and-a-great-italian-barolo/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/clerico-007.jpgclerico 007Great Italian Barolo.2014-03-02T21:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/12/16/day-seven-first-stop-chateau-pichon-longueville-baron/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2910.jpgBordeaux 2013 2910Can you see the sulfur haze?https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2886.jpgBordeaux 2013 2886Another view.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2887.jpgBordeaux 2013 2887And another.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2581.jpgBordeaux 2013 2581Chateau Pichon Baron by night.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2889.jpgBordeaux 2013 2889https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2898.jpgBordeaux 2013 2898The vat room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2895.jpgBordeaux 2013 2895The wax and seal.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2907.jpgBordeaux 2013 2907Bob and Christina Watt in the barrel room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2908.jpgBordeaux 2013 2908The laborious process of fining the wines.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2926.jpgBordeaux 2013 2926The barrel room sits beneath this structure - and the water!2014-02-21T05:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/19/double-blind-tasting-bordeaux-from-1990-and-prior/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/february-2014-080.jpgFebruary 2014 080This is always an excellent white producer.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/february-2014-079.jpgFebruary 2014 079See? You can tell we tasted them blind by the brown wrapping still hanging on to the bottle of Palmer.2014-02-19T06:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/12/11/day-six-final-stop-chateau-domaine-de-chevalier/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2873.jpgBordeaux 2013 2873Adrien uncovering a few treasures in the cellar.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2868.jpgBordeaux 2013 2868An old cellar room, converted into an event space.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2855.jpgBordeaux 2013 2855https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2852.jpgBordeaux 2013 2852https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2860.jpgBordeaux 2013 2860The egg. A bad picture, but hopefully a good experiment for the estate.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2849.jpgBordeaux 2013 2849The concrete vats.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2847.jpgBordeaux 2013 2847The occulus vat room with a window at the top.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2883.jpgBordeaux 2013 2883The grapes at near harvest. The estate had begun to pick some fruit that morning.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2878.jpgBordeaux 2013 2878Domaine de Chevalier.2014-02-19T04:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/17/day-ten-cooking-class-at-chateau-soutard/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-555.jpgBordeaux 2013 555https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-5441.jpgBordeaux 2013 544https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-526.jpgBordeaux 2013 526The finished product in molds, ready to be put in the refrigerator to set up.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-525.jpgBordeaux 2013 525Pretty grounds.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-521.jpgBordeaux 2013 521https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-522.jpgBordeaux 2013 522https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-524.jpgBordeaux 2013 524Bob Watt and Chef Phillipe Scandrol.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-502.jpgBordeaux 2013 502Beautiful fresh produce - perfect for perfecting our "slap chop" skills!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-536.jpgBordeaux 2013 536I'll fight you for the last one. Toasts with chorizo and goat cheese.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-544.jpgBordeaux 2013 5442014-04-01T11:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/18/day-ten-dinner-the-last-supper-restaurant-hostellerie-de-plaisance/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-35941.jpgBordeaux 2013 3594A beautiful place to spend our last evening in Bordeaux.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3590.jpgBordeaux 2013 3590The kids would've loved this candy cart.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3545.jpgBordeaux 2013 3545I took several pictures of this room...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3560.jpgBordeaux 2013 3560View looking back towards the bar.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3554.jpgBordeaux 2013 3554The view looking out onto the terrace.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3565.jpgBordeaux 2013 3565It would've been great to look out over this view.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3568.jpgBordeaux 2013 3568We booked the reservation thinking we'd be eating out here on the terrace.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3573.jpgBordeaux 2013 3573The formal dining room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3577.jpgBordeaux 2013 3577https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3579.jpgBordeaux 2013 35792014-02-18T00:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/13/day-eleven-tasting-at-chateau-soutard/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3459.jpgBordeaux 2013 3459Another view - with the peacock.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3455.jpgBordeaux 2013 3455The new state-of-the-art vat room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3449.jpgBordeaux 2013 3449More pictures of the impressive estate.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-3445.jpgBordeaux 2013 3445The long drive.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-500.jpgBordeaux 2013 500Had to work in a shot of the great peacock. https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-499.jpgBordeaux 2013 499The very elegant tasting salon.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-495.jpgBordeaux 2013 495The new state-of-the-art vat room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-493.jpgBordeaux 2013 493https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-492.jpgBordeaux 2013 492https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bordeaux-2013-491.jpgBordeaux 2013 491Enjoying coffee.2014-02-13T06:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/08/fete-du-bordeaux-2014-year-six/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-bordeaux-fete-005.jpgJan. 2014 Bordeaux Fete 005Tasting through all this great wine is a tough job - but somebody has to do it!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-bordeaux-fete-008.jpgJan. 2014 Bordeaux Fete 008Chateau Lynch-Bages.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-bordeaux-fete-009.jpgJan. 2014 Bordeaux Fete 009Chateau Leoville Barton.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-bordeaux-fete-021.jpgJan. 2014 Bordeaux Fete 021Just a few things to taste through...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-bordeaux-fete-028.jpgJan. 2014 Bordeaux Fete 028Bill Schallert from Young's Market Co., Nancy Rugus, representing Chateau Suidaraut, Jean-Charles Cazes from Chateau Lynch Bages, Christina Watt, and Damien Barton Sartorius with Chateau Leoville Barton.2014-02-08T20:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/06/moment-of-truth-bordeaux-dinner/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/december-11-january-12-067.jpgdecember 11, january 12 067The amount of glassware is crazy - see? It's not just me - how do I socialize ANDtake notes on all of this!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2012-001.jpgjan 2012 0012014-02-06T07:48:50+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/02/19/fete-de-bordeaux-2013-year-five/2014-02-06T00:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/11/06/day-two-the-final-destination-chateau-mouton-rothschild/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2613.jpgBordeaux 2013 2613The top of the vats at Mouton.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-103.jpgBordeaux 2013 103The wooden vats as seen from above. https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-106.jpgBordeaux 2013 106Bob in a cellar at Mouton Rothschild.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-113.jpgBordeaux 2013 113The Mouton "Ram" crest.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-114.jpgBordeaux 2013 114Christina at Mouton Rothschild.2014-02-05T04:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/02/19/fete-de-bordeaux-year-one/2014-02-04T01:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/02/19/fete-de-bordeaux-year-two/2014-02-04T01:26:55+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/02/19/fete-de-bordeaux-2011-year-three/2014-02-04T01:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/02/19/fete-de-bordeaux-2012-year-four/2014-02-04T01:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/08/14/cellar-gem-2001-chateau-dissan/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/margaux.jpgmargaux2014-02-04T01:01:57+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/08/14/cellar-gem-1999-e-guigal/2014-02-04T01:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/08/14/cellar-gems-2004-william-fevre/2014-02-04T00:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/08/15/cellar-gems-doubleback-and-grammercy-cellars/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/grammercy-2013-003.jpggrammercy 2013 003https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/grammercy-2013-002.jpggrammercy 2013 002https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/grammercy-2013-001.jpggrammercy 2013 0012014-02-04T00:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/08/23/summer-champagne-evening/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/csummer-champagne-2013-0111.jpgcsummer champagne 2013 011https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/csummer-champagne-2013-011.jpgcsummer champagne 2013 011My wife, Christina, with good friend Bill Schallert from Youngs Market Co.2014-02-04T00:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/09/15/daily-drinkers-good-whites/2014-02-04T00:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/09/15/dinner-with-friends/2014-02-04T00:52:30+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/03/day-ten-final-stop-chateau-figeac/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-472.jpgBordeaux 2013 472https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-471.jpgBordeaux 2013 471Some wineries keep some of the older, still working technology around - just in case.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3390.jpgBordeaux 2013 3390https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3402.jpgBordeaux 2013 3402The tapestry in the tasting room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3378.jpgBordeaux 2013 3378The stainless vats.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-477.jpgBordeaux 2013 477https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-474.jpgBordeaux 2013 474The Ch. Figeac tasting room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-475.jpgBordeaux 2013 475Great stone fireplace.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-480.jpgBordeaux 2013 480https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-470.jpgBordeaux 2013 470The barrel room.2014-02-03T23:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/02/02/seattle-seahawks-superbowl-sunday/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bob-and-rex-001.jpgBob and Rex 001Bob Watt with Rex Putnam in Arizona.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-and-seahawks-020.jpgJan. 2014 and Seahawks 020https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-and-seahawks-018.jpgJan. 2014 and Seahawks 018https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-and-seahawks-023.jpgJan. 2014 and Seahawks 023https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-and-seahawks-021.jpgJan. 2014 and Seahawks 021https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-and-seahawks-025.jpgJan. 2014 and Seahawks 025https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jan-2014-and-seahawks-016.jpgJan. 2014 and Seahawks 016Father Glen Butterworth with Bobby, Christina and Sophia Watt. Praying for a Hawks win!2014-02-03T23:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/10/26/day-two-first-stop-chateau-leoville-barton/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-088.jpgBordeaux 2013 088Quite a few chateaux had orangaries - we loved seeing the orange and lemon trees.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-091.jpgBordeaux 2013 091The gardens.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2586-barton-garden.jpgBordeaux 2013 2586 Barton GardenChristina and Bob in the gardens of Chateau Leoville Barton.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2594.jpgBordeaux 2013 2594In the tasting room - you can see the wooden vat room through the windows. Regretfully, we did not get a photo of their beautiful vat room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2583.jpgBordeaux 2013 2583The 2012 in barrels.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2592.jpgBordeaux 2013 2592https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/feb-2013-211-anthony-barton.jpgFeb. 2013 211 Anthony BartonChristina and Bob Watt with Anthony Barton at the 2013 Fete du Bordeaux in Seattle at the Columbia Tower Club.2014-01-31T19:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/10/22/day-one-the-final-stop-chateau-pontet-canet/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2532.jpgBordeaux 2013 2532The newer buildings of the estate.2014-01-30T22:05:50+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/30/day-ten-second-stop-chateau-angelus/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-462.jpgBordeaux 2013 462https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-463.jpgBordeaux 2013 463The view from Chateau Bellevue.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-459.jpgBordeaux 2013 459Chateau Bellevue.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-457.jpgBordeaux 2013 457A busy day, between harvest and renovations.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-450.jpgBordeaux 2013 450Chateau Angelus.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3357.jpgBordeaux 2013 3357Another shot with the bells.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3361.jpgBordeaux 2013 3361Sorting.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3365.jpgBordeaux 2013 3365Preparing for grapes.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3370.jpgBordeaux 2013 3370Concrete vats.2014-01-30T05:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/10/22/day-one-part-deux-chateau-cos-destournel/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2547.jpgBordeaux 2013 2547The barrel room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2541.jpgBordeaux 2013 2541The vineyards.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2568.jpgBordeaux 2013 2568https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2556.jpgBordeaux 2013 2556https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2555.jpgBordeaux 2013 2555This estate is connected to a new sectionhttps://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2542.jpgBordeaux 2013 2542Christina chatting with Daniel, the tour guide.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2538.jpgBordeaux 2013 2538The wooden vat room felt very rustic.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2539.jpgBordeaux 2013 2539The estate was very picturesque. Wishing this photo turned out a little better.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2534.jpgBordeaux 2013 2534The main estate.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2529.jpgBordeaux 2013 2529Another great view.2014-01-28T17:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/10/15/chateau-phelan-segur-tasting/2014-01-28T04:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/11/05/chateau-lascombes/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2602.jpgBordeaux 2013 2602Christina and Benedicte, our tour guide, in the Chai room with it's distinctive blue lights.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2603.jpgBordeaux 2013 2603https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-093.jpgBordeaux 2013 093https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2596.jpgBordeaux 2013 2596Christina and Bob at Chateau Lascombes.2014-01-28T04:47:46+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/11/05/a-lunch-to-remember-restaurant-le-lion-dor/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-099.jpgBordeaux 2013 099https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-096.jpgBordeaux 2013 096The Lynch Bages wine locker at Le Lion d'Or.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2609.jpgBordeaux 2013 2609https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2611.jpgBordeaux 2013 2611Christina with the 2001 Chateau Lynch Bages.2014-01-28T04:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/11/08/day-two-dinner-restaurant-cordeillan-bages-2-michelin/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2659.jpgBordeaux 2013 2659https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-130.jpgBordeaux 2013 130The blending session.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-126.jpgBordeaux 2013 126The front of our hotel, a very short walk from the center of town.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-124.jpgBordeaux 2013 124https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-123.jpgBordeaux 2013 123https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-122.jpgBordeaux 2013 122https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-121.jpgBordeaux 2013 121https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-120.jpgBordeaux 2013 120https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-118.jpgBordeaux 2013 118https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-119.jpgBordeaux 2013 119Bob reading his favorite book - the restaurant wine list!2014-01-28T04:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/11/13/the-morning-of-day-three-chateau-lynch-bages/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2650.jpgBordeaux 2013 2650The wine making and art museum.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2649.jpgBordeaux 2013 2649https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2636.jpgBordeaux 2013 2636The stainless vats.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2647.jpgBordeaux 2013 2647The old wooden vats.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2651.jpgBordeaux 2013 2651https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-26561.jpgBordeaux 2013 2656https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2656.jpgBordeaux 2013 2656A barrel room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-26591.jpgBordeaux 2013 2659Lynch Bages is one of a few Chateau that has its own bottling equipment.2014-01-28T04:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/11/27/marathon-dinner-on-day-three-le-chapon-fin-in-bordeaux-city/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-156.jpgBordeaux 2013 156https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2691.jpgBordeaux 2013 2691https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2689.jpgBordeaux 2013 2689https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2688.jpgBordeaux 2013 2688https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2687.jpgBordeaux 2013 2687https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2686.jpgBordeaux 2013 2686https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2685.jpgBordeaux 2013 26852014-01-28T04:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/12/07/day-six-first-stop-chateau-haut-brion/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2779.jpgBordeaux 2013 2779Bob and Christina Watt at Chateau Haut Brion.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2785.jpgBordeaux 2013 2785I can't remember what this room was original - I think perhaps a cellar room, but it looks like it could host a killer party now.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2766.jpgBordeaux 2013 2766It was fun to see the cooper at work.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2762.jpgBordeaux 2013 2762The vats.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2763.jpgBordeaux 2013 2763Another part of the chateau.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2773.jpgBordeaux 2013 2773The grounds.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2783.jpgBordeaux 2013 2783The cellar.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2780.jpgBordeaux 2013 2780Bob and Christina at Chateau Haut Brion.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2788.jpgBordeaux 2013 2788More of the property.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2791.jpgBordeaux 2013 2791If only...2014-01-28T04:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/12/10/day-six-second-stop-chateau-pape-clement/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2802.jpgBordeaux 2013 2802The tasting room was also ornate.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2817.jpgBordeaux 2013 2817These would be fun to crack open...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2814.jpgBordeaux 2013 2814Inside the cellar.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2829.jpgBordeaux 2013 2829The vat room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2807.jpgBordeaux 2013 2807https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2805.jpgBordeaux 2013 2805Chateau Pape-Clement.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2835.jpgBordeaux 2013 2835The influence of the church was seen throughout the estate.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2841.jpgBordeaux 2013 2841Bob and Christina in the barrel room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2811.jpgBordeaux 2013 2811A fairly new structure on the estate.2014-04-21T13:50:05+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/12/17/day-seven-second-stop-lunch-at-chateau-pichon-longueville-comtesse-de-lalande/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2565.jpgBordeaux 2013 2565Pichon Lalande at night.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2949.jpgBordeaux 2013 2949Nicolas Glumineau and Christina Watt at Chateau Pichon Lalande.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2941.jpgBordeaux 2013 2941The impressive new vat room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2939.jpgBordeaux 2013 2939The work in progress, with harvest coming any minute...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2943.jpgBordeaux 2013 2943An upstairs view of the vat room. We failed to get pictures of the view out the windows from here, but it was impressive.2014-01-28T04:37:06+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/12/24/day-seven-final-stop-chateau-palmer/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-202.jpgBordeaux 2013 202The details.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-198.jpgBordeaux 2013 198https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2961.jpgBordeaux 2013 2961https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2954.jpgBordeaux 2013 2954https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2969.jpgBordeaux 2013 2969Chateau Palmer.2014-01-28T04:35:54+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/12/day-eight-first-stop-chateau-suduiraut/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-207.jpgBordeaux 2013 207An interior courtyard.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2171.jpgBordeaux 2013 217A spectacular display of Sauternes. https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-215.jpgBordeaux 2013 215The grounds were very pretty - there was a lunch being set for a special event.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-229.jpgBordeaux 2013 229Christina Watt at the beautiful Chateau Suduiraut.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-213.jpgBordeaux 2013 213To here - ready for harvest.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-204.jpgBordeaux 2013 204An interior courtyard. https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-234.jpgBordeaux 2013 234A fun little fleet.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-217.jpgBordeaux 2013 217https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-3004.jpgBordeaux 2013 3004A few fun vintages.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2988.jpgBordeaux 2013 2988To here, getting ready for harvest with the appearance of noble rot.2014-01-28T04:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/13/day-eight-the-sweet-town-of-sauternes-and-our-favorite-lunch-at-les-sapien/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-3080.jpgBordeaux 2013 3080https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-3083.jpgBordeaux 2013 3083https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-3092.jpgBordeaux 2013 3092https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-3098.jpgBordeaux 2013 3098https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-3101.jpgBordeaux 2013 3101https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-277.jpgBordeaux 2013 277Chateau Guiraud had just begun to harvest.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-282.jpgBordeaux 2013 282The stunning trees lining the drive at Chateau Guiraud.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-279.jpgBordeaux 2013 279The tasting room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-275.jpgBordeaux 2013 275The charming Chateau Guiraud.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-268.jpgBordeaux 2013 2682014-01-28T04:33:48+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/16/day-eight-second-stop-the-esteemed-chateau-dyquem/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3051.jpgBordeaux 2013 3051The enormous turrets.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3076.jpgBordeaux 2013 3076Another view. The Chateau has a very Medieval feel to it.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3049.jpgBordeaux 2013 3049Overlooking the vineyards of Chateau d'Yquem.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-250.jpgBordeaux 2013 250Sleepy and quaint.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-255.jpgBordeaux 2013 2552014-01-28T04:32:47+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/17/day-eight-final-stop-charming-chateau-guiraud/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3083.jpgBordeaux 2013 3083https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3079.jpgBordeaux 2013 3079The estate.2014-02-04T12:56:57+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/21/day-nine-first-stop-chateau-haut-bailly/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3173.jpgBordeaux 2013 3173From half bottle to Melchiore. No, we didn't taste all of that!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3141.jpgBordeaux 2013 3141The front of the chateau.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3162.jpgBordeaux 2013 3162The newer stainless steel vats.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3156.jpgBordeaux 2013 3156The traditional cement vats.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3136.jpgBordeaux 2013 3136They had recently renovated some of the buildings.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3134.jpgBordeaux 2013 3134Chateau Haut Bailly.2014-01-28T04:31:34+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/22/day-nine-the-surprises-of-chateau-smith-haut-lafitte/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3231.jpgBordeaux 2013 3231The barrel room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3252.jpgBordeaux 2013 3252Heading down for some fun.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3232.jpgBordeaux 2013 3232The stainless steel vats.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3258.jpgBordeaux 2013 3258A very well stocked cellar with some great vintages on display.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3254.jpgBordeaux 2013 3254https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3261.jpgBordeaux 2013 3261https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3265.jpgBordeaux 2013 3265They had great art like this everywhere. Very cool optical illusion.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-378.jpgBordeaux 2013 378https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3811.jpgBordeaux 2013 381Looks like a perfectly normal floor.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-361.jpgBordeaux 2013 361Pretty pool.2014-01-28T04:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/25/day-nine-dinner-la-grande-vigne-at-les-sources-de-caudalie/2014-01-28T04:29:48+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/27/day-ten-exploring-st-emilion-and-dinner-at-lenvers-du-decor/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-594.jpgBordeaux 2013 594https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-595.jpgBordeaux 2013 595https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-593.jpgBordeaux 2013 593This guy is more friendly than he looks too.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-591.jpgBordeaux 2013 591https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-570.jpgBordeaux 2013 570https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-581.jpgBordeaux 2013 581https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-563.jpgBordeaux 2013 563https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-586.jpgBordeaux 2013 586https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-568.jpgBordeaux 2013 568One of the many wine shops in St. Emilion.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-484.jpgBordeaux 2013 484l'Envers du Decor.2014-01-28T04:29:13+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/28/day-ten-tasting-at-chateau-troplong-mondot-with-lunch-at-les-belles-perdrix/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3336.jpgBordeaux 2013 3336Creamy Guanaja chocolate with crunchy hazelnut "praline," slow-cooked Williams pears and lime sorbet.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3338.jpgBordeaux 2013 3338Ready for harvest.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3348.jpgBordeaux 2013 3348The waiting vats.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3356.jpgBordeaux 2013 3356I thought the sphinx was pretty cool too.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3328.jpgBordeaux 2013 3328Some sort of foam with caviar starter.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-445.jpgBordeaux 2013 445Christina's friends at home would've loved the chandeliers in this tasting room.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-442.jpgBordeaux 2013 442Harvested berries.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-435.jpgBordeaux 2013 435The beautiful gardens.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-440.jpgBordeaux 2013 440Sorting.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-434.jpgBordeaux 2013 434The vineyards.2014-01-28T04:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/24/day-nine-visit-to-le-chai-furtif-the-stealth-cellar-at-chateau-smith-haut-lafitte/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3911.jpgBordeaux 2013 391The Chai Furtif.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-390.jpgBordeaux 2013 390The dogs names were Barrel...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-397.jpgBordeaux 2013 397Bob on his bike.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3289.jpgBordeaux 2013 3289Forgive us, we can't remember the symbolism of this piece, but it's still really fun.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3293.jpgBordeaux 2013 3293A beautiful vat room.2014-01-24T05:10:02+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/15/daily-drinker-lo-nuevo-tempranillo-with-a-side-of-opera/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dec-2013-more-parties-001.jpgDec 2013 more parties 001Christina Watt with Donovan Singletary (a Bass-Barintone playing Monterone), and Nadine Sierra (singing Gilda, the lead Soprano role).2014-01-25T10:29:51+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/14/the-cool-cars-of-bordeaux/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3302.jpgBordeaux 2013 3302A nice Maybach. Wish the photo showed you the interior - believe me, it wouldn't suck to tour in this ride.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-2979.jpgBordeaux 2013 2979The mystery beast.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-2619.jpgBordeaux 2013 2619Another view.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-2620.jpgBordeaux 2013 2620In the village of Bages, a perfect https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3439.jpgBordeaux 2013 3439Just gorgeous.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3442.jpgBordeaux 2013 3442A closer look.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bordeaux-2013-3438.jpgBordeaux 2013 3438A beautiful 2014-01-14T06:14:48+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2014/01/03/happy-new-year-from-sun-valley/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140103-145714.jpg20140103-145714.jpg2014-01-09T03:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/12/27/day-seven-dinner-where-the-wheels-fell-off-the-wagon/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2975.jpgBordeaux 2013 2975A cognac shop in Bordeaux.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bordeaux-2013-2972.jpgBordeaux 2013 2972The store-front of the Badie Champagne shop at closing time. The Bordeaux wine shop was directly across the street.2013-12-27T05:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/12/25/happy-holidays-from-exact-wines/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/october-2013-048.jpgOctober 2013 048Bob, Christina, Bobby and Sophia Watt at the Remy Winery in Oregon.2013-12-25T01:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/12/12/where-did-the-name-exact-wines-come-from/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/exact.jpgexactThe Exact.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/aln013.jpgaln013Arthur Armstrong Denny.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/arthur_denny_1890.jpgArthur_Denny_1890Arthur Armstrong Denny, 1890.2013-12-12T05:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/11/14/new-insights-in-beautiful-bordeaux-city/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2704.jpgBordeaux 2013 2704Our apartment by night on the way home from a marathon dinner...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2681.jpgBordeaux 2013 2681A better view of the view from our apartment with the Opera House on the left.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2677.jpgBordeaux 2013 2677https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2724.jpgBordeaux 2013 2724https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2670.jpgBordeaux 2013 2670The very compact kitchen. The menu is very fixed - and very fine.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2673.jpgBordeaux 2013 2673Oops! We were a little hungry. It was really good!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-143.jpgBordeaux 2013 143A better picture of the view from our windows.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-138.jpgBordeaux 2013 138The great kitchen which we were itching to use, but alas, didn't have time!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-141.jpgBordeaux 2013 141The stunning living space.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-178.jpgBordeaux 2013 178The top four windows are part of our home-away-from-home.2013-12-09T16:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/10/15/duck-duck-goose-cooking-class-at-phelan-segur/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-051.jpgBordeaux 2013 051I think I managed to clean my plate. The crust was so flaky and fresh and the whole thing was so savory - and rich!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-055.jpgBordeaux 2013 055Bob and Christina with Phelan Segur winemaker Fabrice Bacquey.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-048.jpgBordeaux 2013 048Bob and Fabrice at lunch.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-049.jpgBordeaux 2013 049Aromatic mushroom risotto. We didn't help make this - it was a nice surprise!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-045.jpgBordeaux 2013 045Bob concentrates on the dessert embellishments.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-0431.jpgBordeaux 2013 043Jus in the making.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-040.jpgBordeaux 2013 040I've died and gone to foie heaven.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-044.jpgBordeaux 2013 044Our first cannele.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-038.jpgBordeaux 2013 038Keeping my hair away from the flame!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-036.jpgBordeaux 2013 0362013-12-09T06:58:30+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/09/15/bordeaux-bound/2013-12-09T06:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/10/12/warm-memories-of-bordeaux/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2705.jpgBordeaux 2013 2705Christina in Bordeaux city. Don't let that McDonald's in the back fool you - the food in Bordeaux is fantastic!https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2779.jpgBordeaux 2013 2779https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-373.jpgBordeaux 2013 373https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-246.jpgBordeaux 2013 246The town of Sauternes was a beautiful surprise.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2934.jpgBordeaux 2013 2934https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-3508.jpgBordeaux 2013 3508https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2482.jpgBordeaux 2013 2482Duck, duck...https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2481.jpgBordeaux 2013 2481https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bordeaux-2013-2929.jpgBordeaux 2013 2929The captivating Pichon Baron.2013-12-09T06:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/11/25/champagne-high/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/november-2013-champagne-party-103.jpgNovember 2013, Champagne Party 103Getting ready for the party.2013-12-09T06:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://exactwines.com/2013/11/27/day-four-exploring-bordeaux-city/https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-154.jpgBordeaux 2013 154The Notre Dame Cathedral of Bordeaux.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-2750.jpgBordeaux 2013 2750The open kitchen where meats were prepped and roasted.https://exactwines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bordeaux-2013-184.jpgBordeaux 2013 184The famous duck fat frites. 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