Jeanneau 60.Tour, Comparison and Review

Jeanneau 60 Welcome back to Naval Gazing at Camp David. We are heading back to Bordeaux for a little surprise. On the off chance that Sylvia wouldn't bail with the healing action, it's a new yacht episode dedicated to MONOHULL HERESY and Jeanneau's beautiful … Yacht 60! Armagnac is frequently mistaken for its cousin Cognac. It was easy for the Dutch and English to trade in Cognac as transportation of the 'brandewijn' or burnt wine / brandy used to fortify wine during transportation was easy via the Charentes River. However, further to the south, the landlocked AC of Armagnac was in a tough position and as such unable to capitalize on the slightly earthy, fuller spirit created in Gascony. What this meant was that Armagnac struggled to be noticed by the world and as time marched on, eventually the industry was hit hard by phylloxera, then prohibition and several world wars. Armagnac distillers didn't change the Alembic Armagnacais single column still they used to produce the spirit in either – originally with about 3 plates, today's versions have only 15-20. This means Armagnac is fruitier, deeper and richer than the average Cognac as it's only distilled once and with secondes (the tails of the distillation process). There are only about 18,000 hl of Armagnac being produced today – just a fraction of what is made in Cognac. But with tastes changing to deeper and richer spirits around the world, Armagnac's fortunes look ready to rise again. Armagnac is made from Baco 22A (a crossing of Folle Blanche and the hybrid Noah), Folle Blanche or Colombard in addition to 9 other possible white grapes in three Crus – the best being Bas Armagnac, Tenereze or the lesser Haut Armagnac. Made in France, it has a full taste and a rich tradition that dates back to 1559 when S. Vivant de la Salle produced the first bottle of Brandy Armagnac. The famous "crooked bottle" recalls the original bottles used by San Vivant. Today, San Vivant still uses white wine grapes, native to the south-western French region of Gascogne. These grapes are still fermented and distilled in a traditional copper pot. The distillate is aged in oak barrels until they turn into a tasty brandy. The S. Vivant winery thus begins its delicate task of mixing the spirits until it reaches the consistent flavor and its distinctive amber color with golden reflections. It comes with a somewhat unusual but particular bottle, and with a content that is not at all obvious. With a full taste and a rich tradition dating back to 1559, when S. Vivant De La Salle produced the first bottle of Brandy Armagnac. The famous "crooked bottle" recalls the original bottles used by San Vivant. Today, San Vivant still uses white wine grapes, native to the southwestern French region of Gascony, which are still fermented and distilled in a traditional copper cauldron. The distillate is aged in oak barrels, until it turns into a tasty brandy. The S. Vivant winery then begins the delicate task of mixing the spirits, until reaching the consistent flavor and the distinctive amber color with golden reflections. Very good to taste at the end of the evening to savor one of the most ancient traditions, enclosed in a bizarre bottle. Innovation Corner • Jeanneau Yacht 60: https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/sailboat/4-jeanneau-yachts/653-jeanneau-yachts-60/ • Fold down dolphin seats Art of The Region Auguste Renoir, Regatta at Argenteuil, 1874, oil on canvas With intuitive, emotive manipulations of color and an expansive vocabulary of short, quick, loose brushstrokes, Pierre-Auguste Renoir helped pioneer the Impressionist school of painting. Along with his friend Claude Monet, he privileged spontaneity and the particularity of light over traditional artistic techniques. Though Renoir eventually moved away from this style and again embraced classical methods, his experimentation and formal rigor influenced 20th-century modernists such as Pablo Picasso. Renoir's joyful, light-filled landscapes and portraits-such as Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (1876)-are still among the most recognizable artworks in the Western canon. His work has sold for eight figures at auction and belongs in the collections of countless museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, the Musée d'Orsay, the Musée de l'Orangerie, and the J. Paul Getty Museum, among others. US$71.0m, Sotheby's, 1990 Sail away Jeanneau Yacht 60 ~ $1,405,610 USD