Tag Archives: Bastille Day

San Francisco: The “Anti” Bastille Day Party

And so it was… the “Anti” Bastille Day Party. On the 14th of July, after celebrating the birth of America America’s independence for 10 straight days of pure unadulterated red, white and blue joy, the official “period” of this week(+) … Continue reading

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Revolution is Nigh! Bastille Day/Bastchille Day

Quite the display of Military Prowess (seen here in Le Monde) as the French storm parade around the Arc de Triumph in memory of the Storming of the Bastille. Burgundy and Bordeaux residents will open their finest wines. Feasting and … Continue reading

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And we stormed the Bastille alright…

And We Stormed The Bastille Alright… Ladies and Gentlemen of the vine: On this, the day after Bastille Day, the year of the wine bottle 2010, I bring to you descriptions of an evening reminiscent of that fine day in … Continue reading

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