Exploring the French Backcountry Along the Route of ‘Tour de France’ in Ten Stages. The ‘Tricolore’ in Red, White and Rosé. The terrain is rough but the terroir is sweet! The Tour de France was founded in 1903—which, for the…
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Posted on 2021.07.16 in Jura, Jura, Savoie, France, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Southern Rhone, Northern Rhone  | Read more...
Tastes in wine run hot and cold and so do the climates that produce them. Nearly every commercial vine on earth is grown between 30° – 50° latitude (both north and south), but that range offers an almost endless array…
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Posted on 2021.07.02 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Provence  | Read more...
Nestling around a village called Fitou on the Mediterranean coast, Fitou is the oldest recognized appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon and produces signature wines from a primary blend of Carignan and Grenache with each is equal to or greater…
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Posted on 2021.04.01 in France, Languedoc-Roussillon  | Read more...
Sun-baked and sensual, threaded with rivers and capped by the mountains of Corbières, Languedoc-Roussillon relies on over a hundred grape varieties to produce more than a third of all French wine. Historically, this wine was copious, inexpensive and rather forgettable—everyday…
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Posted on 2021.03.25 in France, Languedoc-Roussillon  | Read more...
We love to help people give the gift of wine. Let us know how many bottles you want, your price, and what you know of the giftee’s taste preferences, and we will put together the perfect package for you. We’ll…
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Posted on 2020.12.21 in France, Bordeaux, Spain DO, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Rioja DOC, Provence, Southern Rhone, Corsica, Navarra, Costers del Segre  | Read more...
Grenache (Garnacha, Garnatxa, Alicante, Cannonau, etc…) is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. It most likely originated in the region of Aragon in northern Spain and quickly spread into southern France where it…
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Posted on 2020.12.09 in France, Spain DO, Wine-Aid Packages, Languedoc-Roussillon, Catalunya, Southern Rhone, Navarra  | Read more...
Our latest Wine-Aid box features new vintage wines from biodynamic pioneer, Didier Barral. Didier’s vines grow beneath the scrub-covered ridges and windswept stone outcrops of Faugères. The appellation is known for its dry and crunchy metamorphic schist that…
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Posted on 2020.08.20 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Languedoc-Roussillon  | Read more...
Our latest Wine Aid box celebrates both the wild and remote subzone of Fitou and two happy-loving couples that produce wine there. One of the very first granted appellation in the southern French region of Languedoc, Fitou consists of two…
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Posted on 2020.08.12 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Languedoc-Roussillon  | Read more...
Back in 1976, Isabelle Champart, a Parisian with a degree in Geography, and her husband Mathieu, from a family of farmers in Champagne, began cultivating vines on a humble 20 acre farmstead. For close to twelve years they sold their…
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Posted on 2020.07.14 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Languedoc-Roussillon  | Read more...
All of our holiday weekend plans probably look a little different this year. In lieu of large gatherings most of us are likely planning to stay at home, perhaps tidy up our outdoor spaces, maybe throw a more intimate party…
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Posted on 2020.06.30 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, Southern Rhone  | Read more...