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...
Many a storied French château can trace their origins to the Romans—far fewer can boast a heritage dating back to the Greeks. But Marseilles—founded in the Sixth Century BCE as Massalia—is a scant seventy miles south of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and it…
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Posted on 2021.04.29 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Southern Rhone  | Read more...
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is quite often the gateway region that introduces curious wine drinkers to the essence of terroir. An almost perfect union of soils, climate, and grape varieties combine to create one of the world’s great red wines that tends to…
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Posted on 2021.02.17 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Southern Rhone  | Read more...
The Rhône River stretches from the Alps to the Mediterranean through an incredibly diverse expanse. At its southern end, between the cities of Vienne and Avignon, rolling hills meet plateaus of varying elevation under the toasty Mediterranean sun. Long, warm…
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Posted on 2021.01.20 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Southern Rhone  | 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, Rioja DOC, Languedoc-Roussillon, 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...
Domaine Pierre Usseglio has risen to such prominence over the past two decades, it must be considered as not only one of the top addresses in Chateauneuf-du-Pape but in all of France. The name Usseglio is…
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Posted on 2020.11.11 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Southern Rhone  | Read more...
If you like biodynamic wines, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and lauded producers, you’ll find them all at this Saturday’s tasting, One of France’s most influential vignerons, Jean-Paul Daumen is the fifth-generation owner and winemaker of Domaine de la Vieille…
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Posted on 2020.10.21 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Southern Rhone  | Read more...
At long last, we invite you to join us for the return of Saturday Sips! Of course we will be applying in-store tasting protocols to ensure everyone stays safe. We will limit the number of people tasting at any given…
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Posted on 2020.09.23 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Wine-Aid Packages, Southern Rhone, Northern Rhone  | Read more...
Our latest Wine-Aid box features a selection of wines that represent the value that can be found from Rhône Valley’s top producers when you dig deep into their portfolios. While these “Country Wines” are generally everyday drinkers, they all rise…
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Posted on 2020.08.26 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Southern Rhone, Northern Rhone  | Read more...