It’s not made every vintage; in 2008, there was no cepas vellas. There was a pair of rosés from Cotes de Provence, Clos Cibonne. But they are not your mother’s Provencal rosés. A couple of weeks ago, Robert Parker went to Spain to collect a medal for his contributions to Spanish wine. Yeasty! Gulpable! Boo hoo! MORE >>

It was excellent wine and it's elegant richness, and the sense of completeness it exuded leads me to guess that it is based on the superb 2008 vintage. 2008 Comptoirs de Magdala Vin de Table (Provence) La Chance , not more than $20. Good fruit, earth, Provence herbs, balance, a bit of grip, and delicious. MORE >>

Gassier Sables d'Azur Rose 2009 From Cotes de Provence in France, this Rose comes in an hourglass shaped bottle and is a Grenache blend loaded with flowery aromas, waves of grapefruit, apricot and orange peel, with flavors of cherries and roses. The crisp palate shows a tart freshness that sings with the essence of rose water and cherries. MORE >>

This time I added Herbs de Provence to the cooking onions, and put black olives and little Juliette tomatoes atop the tart before baking. It's late summer, it's hot, and I used Herbs de Provence - we went with the 2008 Château de Pibarnon Bandol Rosé , $26, Michael Skurnik Wines. have to keep things simple. Now, what about wine? MORE >>

Catherine & Dominique Derain Bourgogne Aligote 2007 Occhipinti Il Frappato 2007 Chateau de Roquefort Cotes du Provence Corail Rose 2008 Michel Guignier Morgon Bio-Vitis" '07 Lopez de Heredia Tondonia 1989, Blanco bottles 372 Commercial Street Boston, MA 02109 617-391-0021 Up in Boston? Bottles is a new store in the N. MORE >>