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How do you harvest and preserve grapes in France?
In August 2022, I was lucky enough to take part in a HARVEST workshop organized by Domaine de la Courtade! How do you harvest and preserve grapes in France? Well, it is usually the same method, but every winemaker has his little SECRETS! So let me tell you about my day when we followed the grape from the vine to…
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Best wineries in Bandol to have lunch with a view
Wine is NICE, visiting wineries is even NICER because you understand why the nice wine you tasted is made like that. However : the NICEST is to have a great meal after the wine-tasting! And in PROVENCE, especially in summer, you want to be able to enjoy the SUPERB landscape. We, locals, sometimes take it for granted but the following…
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Best Beaujolais wine
Only a half-hour drive from Lyon, the Beaujolais region will take you back in time with its HISTORICAL monuments and architecture. Most of the buildings are built with a yellow ocher rock (“pierres dorées”) which gives the picturesque villages WARMTH and LIGHT, reminding me of Tuscany! On the “wine” side, it is, of course, famous for its Beaujolais Nouveau which…
