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...

Wine: Chasing the dream

Provence wine Provence wine: At the beginning of this year William Chase of Tyrrell’s crisp fame purchased French vineyard for sale, Chateau Constantine Chevalier just outside Lourmarin. However, Provençal vi...

Wine Tasting in Provence: Chateau Simone

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There's this thing about wine/, tasting it, drinking a glass is meant to be a shared experience. Visiting a vineyard can be an intimate occasion when you get to crumble the soil between your fingers and hear th...