LeDomduVin: Le choix d'un vin / The choice of a wine

Le choix d'un vin dépend du moment, du contexte, de la compagnie, de l'occasion, de l'endroit, du temps, de la saison, de l'humeur et/ou du plat qu'il accompagne 😁👍🍷

The choice of a wine depends on the moment, the context, the company, the occasion, the place, the weather, the season, the mood, and/or the dish it accompanies 😁👍🍷

Cheers! Santé! 

Dom

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LeDomduVin: Bigger and taller bottles don’t always have the biggest corks!

Size does matter… 

but bigger and taller bottles don’t always have the biggest corks! 😉😄🤣👍🍷

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. That’s the first thing that came to my mind when I served these bottles the other day, and put their corks side by side. 😉😄🤣

Cheers! Santé! 

Dom 

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LeDomduVin: I ❤️ Wine Yearly!

I ❤️ Wine Yearly! 

And, this year, again, I won't do "Dry January" and won't do "Dry February" either, even if there are only 29 days! 😉 (Yes, in 2024, February has 29 days) Love wine! 

Cheers! Santé! 😁👍🥂🍾🍷

Dom

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LeDomduVin: May 2024 bring you what 2023 did not!

May 2024 bring you what 2023 did not! 

With that, the year 2023 is coming to an end! Enjoy the rest of the holiday season, and may 2024 bring you what 2023 did not! 

Cheers! Santé! 

Dom

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LeDomduVin: "...once you have tasted excellence."

"For wine (and everything else), you can not return to mediocrity once you have tasted excellence." 

- Dom

I have heard it since my youth and said it before (phrased slightly differently, though). This quote came up a few days ago while discussing with my colleagues about high-quality wines and luxury products in general, like cars, clothes, watches, boats, planes, etc... 

...and it is true, it is very difficult to go back to drinking average wines once you have tasted some of the best wines some regions like Burgundy and Bordeaux can produce. 

This applies to all luxury products. 

Cheers! Santé! 

Dom

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LeDomduVin: I don't do dry February, either, even if there are only 28 days !!!

I don't do dry February either, even if there are only 28 days!!!

Cheers ! Santé !

Dom 😉😁🤣🤣🤣👍🍷🍷🍷

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LeDomduVin: It's Friday the 13th...

It's Friday the 13th 

Keep calm and pour some more wine

😉😁👍🍷🍷🍷🤣🤣🤣

Nothing to be afraid of as long you have a bottle in your hand.... as you can throw it, break it on the head, knock out your opponents, or simply drink it, you can just do that too 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Santé! Cheers!

Dom

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LeDomduVin: I ❤ Wine January

I ❤ WINE JANUARY 

by Dominique Noël - LeDomduVin 2023

I posted this post last year, and the same goes for this year 😁👍🍷🍷🍷

Dominique Noël - LeDomduVin 

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LeDomduVin & Domelgabor: May 2023 bring you what 2022 did not.

May 2023 bring you what 2022 did not.

#domelgabor @domelgabor #lesmemesadom #lesmessagesadom #lescreationsadom #newyear #happynewyear #2022 #2023 #expectations

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LeDomduVin: Human's Nature

"Humans don't look for solutions to the problems they create; they just adapt to the consequences." Dom

"Les humains ne cherchent pas de solutions aux problèmes qu'ils créent, ils s'adaptent juste aux conséquences." Dom

Voilà... 

Enough said... 

Dom 

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LeDomduVin: How to find inner peace?

How to find inner peace? 

How about sharing a good bottle of wine with friends? (*)

(*) One will probably not be enough... but drink responsibly 😁👍🍷🍷🍷

The good thing about sharing a glass of wine with friends and/or family, is that it lifts up the mood and makes you feel good and relaxed, while enjoying the wine, the moment and the people. 

It is also a good way to forget a little about the worries and difficulties you might have in your life. And it makes for great memories too. 

So, have another glass of wine! 😁👍🍷

Santé! Cheers! 

Dom

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LeDomduVin: Joyeux 14 Juillet

Joyeux 14 Juillet 

La Fête Nationale Française,

Fêtez la avec du Vin. 

Happy 14th of July 

The French National Day, 

Celebrate it with Wine.

Original picture of France with wine labels inside courtesy of 

https://atelier-vauvenargues.com/products/affiches-carte-des-vins

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Labour day - Fête du travail

Bonne fête du 1er Mai!

"Un brin de muguet le 1er mai, 

un porte-bonheur pour celles et ceux que vous aimez." - Dom

Bonne fête du travail et du muguet, et n'oubliez pas dans donner à votre entourage (si vous en trouvez), c'est un petit porte-bonheur dont beaucoup auraient bien besoin en ce moment. 

Plein de bises et plein de bonnes choses. 

Dom

"Some lily of the valley on May 1st, a lucky charm for those you love." - Dom 

Happy Labor Day and Lily of the Valley Day, and don't forget to give some to those around you (if you find any), it's a little lucky charm that many would need right now. 

Lots of kisses and lots of good things.

Dom

(PS: post originally posted on my social media (i.e. IG, FB, etc...) on May 1st)  

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LeDomduVin: How much time should you spend on a bottle of wine?

How much time should you spend on a bottle of wine? 

I don't know...

About half an hour?

😁👍🍷

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LeDomduVin: I ❤ WINE JANUARY

I ❤ WINE JANUARY 

by @ledomduvin 2022

Everyone can do and think whatever they want, it is their choice. And, thus, I won't elaborate on the subject of "Dry January" as I've already created this meme that says it all, so, enough said!   

Yet, the only thing I will add is: 

Drink some wine, responsibly, and drink it with (and for) pleasure, to enhance a meal, a conversation, a moment, an occasion, or just simply to celebrate life, with family and friends, and colleagues, and clients or patrons, or whomever you like to drink wine with, or even alone, enjoying a blissful and pleasurable moment for yourself and by yourself (we all need those occasionally).  

By doing so, you will help all the people working within the wine industry, from the vigneron-winemaker working in the vineyards and crafting the wine, to all the other people who contributed, along the way, for this wine to arrive safely and in good condition to your glass.  

And, if you just take a minute to think about it, you will quickly realize that it amounts to a lot of people. Just to name a few: 

• Vineyard workers and owners
• Wine Producers
• Viticulturists 
• Oenologists 
• Winemakers
• Logistics and transportation
• Wine ambassadors
• Wine agents
• Wine importers
• Wine distributors 
• Wine merchants
• Wine critics 
• Wine writers
• Wine educators
• Wine specialists
• Wine consultants 
• Sommeliers and F&B workers in general 
• Restaurants, brasseries, guinguettes, bars, clubs, discotheques, etc... 
• Cavistes (and other wine retailers in general)
• Wine warehouses
• Wine and food trucks
• Pop-up wine vendors
• Wine Tastings, classes, dinners, and other events  
• etc...

And, surely many others that also depend and/or work directly and/or indirectly with wine and the wine industry... 

So, you can do whatever you want, it is your choice, but, think that by stopping drinking wine for a full month, you also jeopardize the job and (to a certain extent) the life of all these people cited above and all the other ones that are not mentioned. Think about it...    

I'll let you meditate on that... 

Cheers! Santé! 

Dom 

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Merry Christmas and Joyeux Noël 

to you and all your loved ones 

By @ledomduvin 2021

I wish you all a joyful, happy, and safe Christmas period and plenty of good things for this end of the year 2021. 

Take good care of yourself and your loved ones. 

Dom 

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Petit jeu du soir / Little game of the evening

Petit jeu du soir 

Soustrais ton âge à 121, 

et tu devrais tomber sur ton 

année de naissance.

Voilà, pour celles et ceux qui ne comprendraient pas comment ça marche, c'est tout bêtement mathématique, et je viens de faire un petit tableau excel, car un visuel vaut mieux qu'une longue explication. Pour faire court, quelqu'un né en 2000 à 21 ans et quelqu'un né en 1921 à 100 ans. Regardez, c'est simple, n'est-ce pas?

Little game of the evening 

Subtract your age from 121,

and you should fall on your

year of birth.

There you have it, for those who do not understand how it works, it is simply mathematical, and I have just made a small excel table, because a visual is better than a long explanation. Long story short, someone born in 2000 is 21, and someone born in 1921 is 100.  Look, it's simple, isn't it?

Enjoy the rest of your evening and be safe. And give some love to each other, 'cause that's all we got! 

Peace!

Dom

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Joyeuse et pétillante Fête Nationale du 14 Juillet

Joyeuse et pétillante Fête Nationale du 14 Juillet
by ©LeDomduVin 2021

Joyeuse et pétillante 

Fête Nationale du 14 Juillet 

à vous toutes et tous en France 

et partout dans le monde.

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LeDomduVin: The PADAWINE - MAY THE WINE BE WITH YOU

The PADAWINE

MAY THE WINE BE WITH YOU

Over the last 5 decades, May the 4th (fourth) has inspired countless visual and written parodies of the famous Star Wars phrase "May the force be with you" said by Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. And, since 1978 or 1979 (depending on the sources), May the 4th has officially been named "Star Wars day".

After creating OBI WINE KENOBI (see it here) and MACE WINEDU (see it here), I could not resist creating another one, too much fun 😁👍🍷, so I created The PADAWINE

It was only logical, after creating the WHITE (OBI-WINE KENOBI) and the RED (MACE WINEDU) versions, I had to create the ROSÉ version. 

As a huge fan of Star Wars, yesterday, May the 4th, 2021, inspired me to create this illustration above. The glass of rosé wine is inspired by the skin colour of this beautiful brunette, an imaginary Jedi Padawan created by the illustrator/animator Jiwoo Lee.

The PADAWINE

MAY THE WINE BE WITH YOU
created by and for ©LeDomduVin 2021

"The Padawan" original concept drawing by Jiwoo Lee in 2020

at @jiwooleeart on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jiwooleeart/?hl=en) 
(another link: https://line.17qq.com/articles/qmhfmshny.html)
Thank you Jiwoo Lee 👍👌🙏🙏🙏

PADAWINE is based on Star Wars fictional characters (courtesy of Star Wars / Lucasfilm Ltd) and courtesy of Jiwoo Lee. 

I was 4 years old in 1977 when the first episode of the Star Wars film series came out, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. I went to see it with my parents for the first time. And, like many people of my generation, it impacted (and still is) my life in ways I would have never imagined. It became a passion, then an obsession, then a cult. I have seen countless times and loved all 9 movies and all the other related movies, TV series and animated movies and everything else spawned into the Star Wars world. I love everything about Star Wars. And this illustration/collage that I created is my way to thank George Lucas for all these years of great memories and for creating the fantastic and inspirational universe of Star Wars.  

Thank you, 

LeDomduVin (aka Dominique Noel)   

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LeDomduVin: MACE WINEDU - MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU

MACE WINEDU

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU

Over the last 5 decades, May the 4th (fourth) has inspired countless visual and written parodies of the famous Star Wars phrase "May the force be with you" said by Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. And, since 1978 or 1979 (depending on the sources), May the 4th has officially been named "Star Wars day".

As a huge fan of Star Wars, today, May the 4th, 2021, inspired me to create this illustration above and rename the famous character: MACE WINEDU (instead of Mace Windu). The glass of red wine is inspired by the brown colour of the Jedi's robe (or cloak), as well as the brown skin colour of Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson).

After creating OBI WINE KENOBI (see it here), I could not resist creating another one, too much fun 😁👍🍷, so, I created MACE WINEDU, and right after, I also created PADAWINE (see it here), 

So, here it is:

MACE WINEDU

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU

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Mace Windu (Star Wars character) courtesy of Star Wars / Lucasfilm Ltd

I was 4 years old in 1977 when the first episode of the Star Wars film series came out, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. I went to see it with my parents for the first time. And, like many people of my generation, it impacted (and still is) my life in ways I would have never imagined. It became a passion, then an obsession, then a cult. I have seen countless times and loved all 9 movies and all the other related movies, TV series and animated movies and everything else spawned into the Star Wars world. I love everything about Star Wars. And this illustration/collage that I created is my way to thank George Lucas for all these years of great memories and for creating the fantastic and inspirational universe of Star Wars.  

Thank you, 

LeDomduVin (aka Dominique Noel)   

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