“What I dream of is an art of balance.” — Henri Matisse Introducing The Matisse, a $165 Wine-Aid package that includes six bottles of Red Wine illustrating the rich fruit and herbal fragrant wines from vineyards across southern France’s Languedoc-Rousillon…
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Posted on 2020.04.28 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Languedoc-Roussillon  | Read more...
“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.” — Paul Cézanne Introducing The Cézanne, a $260 Wine-Aid package that includes 12 bottles of Red Wine illustrating a range of ripe and luscious flavors and aromas…
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Do a little digging into the work of Alain Pascal of Domaine du Gros ‘Noré and the first thing the wine pundits want you to know is how much of an outsized character he is. While it is…
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Posted on 2019.11.14 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Provence  | Read more...
The roots of Domaine Saint Préfert can be traced back almost a century. Founded in the 1920s, it quickly earned renown for superior quality, and even became one of the first wines exported from southern Rhône into the…
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Posted on 2019.09.05 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Southern Rhone  | Read more...
Domaine Les Pallières “Racines” (Gigondas 2016) Special Price: $232/6-pack (~$39/bottle) The next best thing to a great Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a less expensive, yet superb Gigondas (pronounced jhee-gohn-dahss) from celebrated Châteauneuf-du-Pape producers. Brothers and fourth generation winemakers Frédéric and Daniel Brunier are…
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Posted on 2019.06.20 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Southern Rhone  | Read more...
Although relatively small, Bandol is easily Provence’s most recognized appellation. It’s sun-soaked southerly terraces brushed with Medditerranean breezes are ideal for cultivating Mourvèdre. Mourvèdre is a grape variety with one of the longest growing cycles, but when fully ripened has…
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Posted on 2019.06.06 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Provence  | Read more...
Domaine La Barroche “Signature” (Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016) Special 6-pack Price: $297 (~$49/bottle) It was back in 1703 when the Barrot family first purchased plots of land in the village of Châteauneuf du Pape and that land has been handed down ever…
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Posted on 2019.03.28 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Southern Rhone  | Read more...
The appellation of Les Baux-de-Provence is unmistakably Provençal. Between olive groves and pine forests the rocky landscape is wild with the fragrant garrigue that marks its wines. Although the appellation is small and relatively new, the handful of winemaking estates…
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Posted on 2018.10.11 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Provence  | Read more...
One of the most exciting wine regions in France right now is Terrasses du Larzac. Newly minted with appellation status in 2014, the area is distinguished for its unique climate that benefits from both the warm Mediterranean sea and the…
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Posted on 2017.12.14 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  | Read more...
Maxime Magnon Rozeta (Corbières 2015) Special 6-pack Price: $194 (~$32/bottle) It was only a few decades ago that the Languedoc-Roussillon was known mainly for its cheap and plentiful wine. Yet the best growers have proved that the region has far…
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Posted on 2017.01.04 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Languedoc-Roussillon  | Read more...