An Evening of M. Chapoutier Wines at L'Abbatoir For @VanWineFest 2026.
@m_chapoutier @dandurandwinespirits #Marsanne #Syrah #Hermitage #winewriter

https://mywinepal.com/2026/03/16/an-evening-of-m-chapoutier-wines-at-labbatoir-for-vanwinefest-2026/

For #DoorsDay here's an ornate, 15th century door created by a Dutch artist located in the Hermitage, St Petersburg, a quite fabulous museum to which we're sadly never likely going to be able to make a return visit.

#Photography #Door #Architecture #Travel #StPetersburg #Russia #SaintPetersburg #Hermitage #HermitageMuseum #Museum

Did Leonardo da Vinci paint a nude Mona Lisa?

It is one of the most tantalising – and entertaining – puzzles in art, stretching from the Louvre to the Loire via, well, Norfolk.

The Guardian's art critic thinks he has just worked it out.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260109-did-leonardo-da-vinci-paint-a-nude-mona-lisa?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#MonaLisa #Painting #LeonardoDaVinci #Nude #Culture #Art #Louvre #Hermitage #Museum