Vincent Pinard - Sancerre 1999

[lizardbrains]

Ohhh, I miss Paris! It's not as bad as when I look at my pictures, or close my eyes and remember specific memories. I wish I would've brought home some good Camembert. I wish I would've brought home more "Pariscope". And I wish I could've brought home the secret recipe to baguettes! It seems that Americans make "baguettes" too big and soft. When I landed back home after 3 months in Paris, though, I truly understood why people kiss the land when they arrive back home from overseas.

After landing back in the U.S., my fiance took me to a grocery store so I could pick up some things I needed (who would've known that contact solution is SOOOOO expensive in France?!!!!), and I couldn't get over the fact that everyone was staring at me, and some even smiled at me - how rude! And then I realized... I was thinking like a Parisian!

One thing that I wish I would've done more of is visit more chateaux. My friend from Joue les Tours gave me a great tour of the Loire Valley, but I should've gone to visit her again and asked her to take me on another tour to see more! But, alas, I'll be back! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img] ... someday...