bordeaux

Bordeaux (pronounced "Bore-Doe") may sound like something from a children's jump rope rhyme, but it's actually a bubbling metropolis located in southwest France. Located right on the shore of the Garonne River, near the Atlantic coast, this city has many advantages as far as commerce and exporting goods and services.

Over a million people strong in population, this region is world famous for its Bordeaux Wine. Most of the wine produced in this region is red wine; however, several white wines and sparkling wines are also produced here. With almost 300,000 acres of vineyards growing grapes for wine production, there are almost 850 million bottles of Bordeaux Wine produced every year. These award-winning wines clean house at wine-tasting competitions across the globe. However, Bordeaux is also making a name for itself in many other industries. Industries such as aeronautics and lasers have recently skyrocketed Bordeaux to international recognition.

Bordeaux's population is overwhelmingly French (obviously). However, many Italians, Germans, and Spaniards have immigrated into the region and now call Bordeaux home. This contributes to Bordeaux's reputation as a "melting pot" or "tossed salad" of cultures and peoples.

Bloggers speaking about Bordeaux can be found at sites like bordeaux-undiscovered.

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• Bordeaux 2013 - the flowering

  
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  Guest blog from Gavin Quinney Liv-ex has once again opened up the blog to Bordeaux grower, winemaker and writer Gavin Quinney (@GavinQuinney). Below, he provides an update on the growing conditions for the 2013 vintage. All photos and images in...
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• West Ham push through bid for Bordeaux defender Sane

  
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  West Ham United are reviving their bid for Bordeaux defender Ludovic Sane. read more        
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• Tensions Simmer After Attack on Chinese Students in France

  
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  A violent attack over the weekend on six Chinese students in the French wine region of Bordeaux has turned into an international incident as politicians in France tried to defuse Chinese anger over the incident.
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• 12 Maisons de Ville / Agence Bernard Bühler

  
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  Architects: Agence Bernard Bühler Location: Bordeaux , France Consulting Engineers: ETBA (Béton) MATH ING. (thermique) EUROVRD (VRD) Area: 1,080 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Vincent Monthiers , Desiree Castillo The project involves the construction of 12 townhouses in ...
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• OMA proposes bridge with pedestrian boulevard for Bordeaux

  
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  News:  a proposal by Rem Koolhaas firm OMA for a bridge that could accommodate different types of traffic as well as pedestrians and events has been selected by local authorities in Bordeaux, France, as one of two final competing designs. (more...)
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• VINEXPO 2013 – Chateau La Fleur Morange

  
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  I will be attending this year’s VINEXPO with Jean Francois and Veronique Julien of CHATEAU LA FLEUR MORANGE and if you are planning on coming to the event please come along and say hello . . . and taste some fabulous wine! We would we delighted to see you. We are at Hall 2, Stand Q24. VINEXPO is one of the ...
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• Brane Cantenac Raises Money For Charity with Photographic Auction

  
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  Chateau Brane Cantenac teamed up with the most famous Bordeaux wine consultant working in the Left Bank, Eric Boissenot to raise money for charity. The charity to benefit from the auction is Solidar. The auction is to be held, June 17. Attendees will be treated to a fabulous party after the event in Margaux on ...
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• Nanoparticles for controlled drug release

  
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  Scientists from CIC bioGUNE and the Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO) in Bordeaux have jointly undertaken a project to develop “smart” nanoparticles. These polymeric particles act as “nanomissiles” against pre-determined targets and allow the drug to be released in a spatially and ...
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• Cycling Near Bordeaux. . .

  
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  Im just waiting for Pater to get back with something for dinner. We had planned to eat a simple meal, perhaps steak frites, at the cafe around the corner, but that ten-minute walk feels too far for me. Why? Well, we spent most of the day riding to Créon and back, the distance apparently adding up fairly close to 60 ...
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• Arc En Ciel / Agence Bernard Bühler

  
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  Architects: Agence Bernard Bühler Location: Bordeaux , France Area: 3,658 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Vincent Monthiers , Courtesy of Agence Bernard Bühler Consulting Structural Engineers: EGIS Sud-Ouest Mechanical Engineer: EGIS Sud-Ouest Positioned at an intersection ...
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• Fake transfer rumor: Cesc Fabregas found to have Bordeaux DNA after latest test

  
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  Barcelona are closing in on a deal that will send midfielder Cesc Fabregas to Coupe de France winners Bordeaux. The move is a result of new testing from Dr. Xavi, Barcelona’s leading scientist in the field of why Jose Mourinho is terrible, that proves that Fabregas never had Barcelona DNA as previously thought when ...
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• If Freedom does not include the Freedom to Love Whom you Want, within the same society and culture, then that Society and Culture has no Freedom!

  
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  SHAME OH SHAME ON GREAT BRITAIN FOR PUTTING JEREMY FORREST ON TRIAL!!!!   This fifteen year old girl was obviously extremely mature and they were in love, so LEAVE THEM ALONE!  http://uk.news.yahoo.com/jury-hears-abducted-girl-023507202.html#Lf6yZsX ‘Abduction’ case girl tells of kiss Press Association – 10 ...
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• Wine Wire: Goldman Sachs accepted almost 15,000 bottles...

  
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  Goldman Sachs accepted almost 15,000 bottles of wine as loan collateral from former high-ranking executive Andrew Cader . The majority of the wines were either Bordeaux (all either first growth or other classified-growth) or Burgundies (all grand cru and top premier cru), which makes for pretty good drinking if ...
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• Snoek et Bordeaux

  
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  Ten of the great and the good, the rich and the famous were intronized into the Commanderie de Bordeaux last night by maître Hannelie Rupert-Koegelenberg wielding a Bacchanalian sceptre of wood. The fourth intronization function and AGM took place on Kanonkop and was followed by a tasting of assorted Bordeaux wines ...
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• Bad teacher ran away to France with his schoolgirl sexual conquest

  
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  _____ . ____ GREEN link below . _____ Jeremy Forrest ‘ran  _____ away to France with  .___ schoolgirl when their  _-_____ secret relationship  ___________ was about to be  __ exposed’ | Mail Online .
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• Random Bordeaux . . .

  
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  Some very quick notes because were off on our bikes as soon as Pater finishes his tea. I love being able to come back to our charming house on Rue B for a nap after a busy morning wandering, but I also like to maximize our Bordeaux exploration time. Bit by bit, Im also trying to write a longer, slightly more crafted ...
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• Spotlight on... Figeac

  
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  Owner: Manoncourt family Appellation: Saint Emilion Vineyard area: 40 hectares Average annual production: 10,000 cases (Chateau Figeac) Standard blend: Cabernet Sauvignon (35%), Cabernet Franc (35%), Merlot (30%) Other wines: La Grange Neuve de Figeac, Petit Figeac Figeac has a history...
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• Discovering New Wines in Bordeaux – Fantastic Quality For The Money, Part I

  
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  Paul Smith, our Financial Director, has been on a mission in Bordeaux to discover new wines, chateaux and wine makers. This is the first in a series of blogs about his trip and his discoveries. Bordeaux, for me, holds many an untapped gem and when I was given the opportunity to join a trade delegation heading out ...
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• 50% of flights cancelled in Frances main airports

  
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  Frances main airports have cut their flight timetables in half to cope with a three-day strike by air traffic controllers. The Civil Aviation Authority said that some 1,800 flights were cut Tuesday in Charles de Gaulle, Orly, Beauvais, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux airports. ...
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• 5 redenen om Cru Bourgeois te proberen

  
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  Over de classificatie ‘Cru Bourgeois’ is al veel inkt gevloeid. Het label ontstond in 1932 om de kleinere en minder bekende châteaux in Bordeaux een commercieel duwtje in de rug te geven. Niet minder dan 444 châteaux werden in dat jaar ‘CB’. De ‘Alliance des Crus Bourgeois’ heeft de voorbije jaren ...
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