002 - Nicolle Croft,  entrepreneur, author, teacher, wine producer, and wine and food tour guide gives an overview of Bordeaux's small, independent wine producers.  

In addition to learning more about these family-run chateaux, we discuss 

• Nicolle's career and how she arrived in Bordeaux
• Innovation in Bordeaux
• Challenges Facing Small, Independent Wine Producers
• Wine Sales in the time of COVID-19
• History and Trends in Conventional, Organic and Biodynamic grape growing
• and how we might return to the simple love of wine - reflecting upon recent news exposing how some have abused power in the world of wine

Find Nicolle on Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/nicollecroftsipwinetours/

Nicolle Croft blogs at

https://nicollecroft.wordpress.com/

and her SIP Wine Club can be found at

http://www.sip-wines.com

Nicolle also discusses her new book "Bordeaux Sip by Sip".  You can get it from her website or here on amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/Bordeaux-Guide-getting-BEAUX-LIVRES/dp/2817707133/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=nicolle+croft&qid=1607716666&sr=8-1