Tag Archive 'Hermitage'

One Minute on the Hill of Hermitage

I found this clip today while rifling through the videos from our Europe trip.  Here, we sit in France’s Southern Rhone Valley on the famed hill of Hermitage. **Wikipedia’s post about the history of the hill:  “According to legend, the Knight Gaspard de Stérimberg returned home wounded in 1224 from the Albigensian Crusade and was […]

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Life on the Road: Au Revoir, France

We’ve sung Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again” ten times more than the average Willie fan can muster in a 3-week period. It’s been an interesting transition being away from home this long.  As each day is so dense, a week ends up feeling like a month.  Learning traffic signs in the moment while zipping […]

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Wine Geek Pop Quiz

What is this hill in the Northern Rhone called?  I plan on scaling it tomorrow morning if you’re free to join.

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