Wine – Anything but a good year….
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Provence wine
Provence wine - vintage verdict
There’s a myth circulating at the moment that 2013 will be a good year for wine. Everyone agrees the weather conditions were difficult:- a wet spring and a cool b...
Blog: Minding your tu and vous
A few days ago my wife nearly got us arrested. Picture the scene of domestic bliss - tired children screaming after school, toys all over the place, my wife chatting away to a French friend in the kitchen try...
Feature: Provence popular culture
It’s easy to live in Provence and think you know a little about its culture. Pseudo-intellectual conversations about the wine, the food, and the slow pace of life are common around the expat dinner table. The...
Wine: On xenophobia
One of the few hardships about living in Provence is the lack of ‘foreign’ wines available to taste. And I’m not talking Italian, Spanish, or Australian. The Provencal famously think of a ‘foreigner’ as somebo...
Arts: Camus Centenary
Albert Camus, born in 1913, was killed in a car crash on 4 January 1960. His adoptive village, Lourmarin, has been celebrating his centenary this year.
Here’s the Guru guide to the essential Camus.
Why th...
Recipe: Goat’s cheese, anchovy and tomato tart
Elizabeth Bard is an American journalist and author based in Provence. Her first book Lunch in Paris: A Delicious Love Story, with Recipes has been a New York Times and International Bestseller. Her day job is ...