Feature Archives

August 31, 2014 0

New President of AOP Côtes de Provence Heeds the Cry for Rosé

Although he may not be known to readers of Provence WineZine, Eric Pastorino, elected president of the Côte de Provence Wine Syndicate in July, is a pretty familiar face on the Provence wine scene. For the last fifteen years, this 52-year-old winemaker has [...]

August 31, 2014 4

VANILLA ICE CREAM À LA CHÂTEAU DE BRIGUE: TOP WITH A SPLASH OF OLIVE OIL

I recently visited Château de Brigue, one of largest estates owned by a single family in Provence. Located [...]

August 28, 2014 0

BYOWA in the Hamptons

Woe is the bon vivant who looks forward to a tipple of rosé this weekend in the Hamptons. Yesterday, the New York Post sounded the alarm with their headline, “Rosé running dangerously low in the Hamptons.” Whispering Angel the perennial favorite of the [...]

August 24, 2014 12

THERE IS SOMETHING BUBBLING
AT CHÂTEAU DE BRIGUE

Château de Brigue is one of largest domaines owned by a single family in Provence. Located in the heart of rosé country, the family makes the wine in Le Luc en Provence and tends to 120 hectares (300 acres) of vineyards there and in three other villages spread along [...]

August 23, 2014 3

THE PERTUIS MARKET

Conversations in Provence inevitably turn to local markets (and food and wine, of course). Did you see the [...]

August 21, 2014 0

No more Aureto Tramontane (2011) in la cave

Shortly after this IGP Vaucluse red wine received a “Commended” nod from the 2014 Decanter World Wine Awards—adding to its other awards—Cave Aureto’s bins are bare, as of the first week in August. (We have thoroughly enjoyed the 2010 cuvée on [...]

August 18, 2014 0

To be or not to be AOP

At the same time as Provence's AOP wines are receiving much attention and accolades, there appears to be a new vanguard of Vins de Pays and Vins de France (formerly Vins de Table) on the scene. On recent visits to some of Provence’s most esteemed [...]

August 18, 2014 0

Dancing in the vines of Pierrefeu

Much cause for celebration at Château Montaud last week as their long anticipated 2013 AOP Côtes de Provence Pierrefeu hit the shelves. This new offering from owner and winemaker Frédéric Ravel represents eleven years of perseverance, as president of the region's [...]

August 17, 2014 2

FOLLOWING CHÂTEAU COUSSIN’S ROSÉ FROM NEW YORK TO PROVENCE

Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger from across the room and wondered what it was about that person—among all the other handsome folks in the room—that caught your attention? That happened to me at Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery in New [...]

August 17, 2014 6

CHÂTEAU LA COSTE: THERE’S SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES

There is no shortage of places to go, people to see, or things to do in Provence, especially in August when [...]

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