Some of the workers are still finishing their lunch, which today is a delicious tomato and mozzarella salad, roast pork, various vegetables, and of course, cheese and dessert. Grapes planted include Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and Carignan. “A French insurance company owns a Chateau?&# Sunday: Dinner in a Chateau. MORE >>

would like to think I dazzled him by blind tasting the Domaine de la Coste rose and stating it was cinsault with a bit of grenache. Of course, the salmon color gave away the majority of Cinsault. Arnaud Moynier. Recently, the intersection of 53rd and 5th has become a regular stop. MORE >>

Of course, that's not the point. The 2007 Esprit de Beaucastel * is composed of mourvedre, grenache, syrah, and counoise. A great post at Reign of Terroir alerted me today to the need to disclose to my loyal fanbase what I recieve by way of compensation for writing Slaked! As I have said before, that number would zero. Nothing. MORE >>

There are, of course, great producers making great wines from other areas in Provence, and their entry-level bottles can offer truly fantastic value. An approximately equal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from the great producer in Var in the Côtes de Provence. Great $10 reds.not so easy, in my book. love this wine! alcohol. MORE >>

served three courses, each paired with a wine poured blind. knew the wines, or course - I selected them to pair well with the food I was serving. I'm discovering a taste for the Syrahs of the northern Rhône, but I haven't had a Châteauneuf du Pape that I really like, never mind a Gigondas, or Vacqueyras. But my friends didn't. MORE >>