LE QUARTORZE JUILLET: CELEBRATING BASTILLE DAY
Le Quartorze Juillet, also known as La Fête Nationale or, especially in English-speaking countries, simply [...]
The Modern Trobadors
TUESDAYS IN PROVENCE : OH THE STRESS OF WHICH MARKET TO VISIT
It’s Tuesday morning in Lourmarin and, as I drink my grand crème at Café Gaby, soaking up the morning sun [...]
SIPPING CHÂTEAU ROUBINE ROSÉ, THINKING OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (AND, OKAY, DAN BROWN)
Château Roubine, from whence the rosé I am drinking comes, is built atop Knights Templar property. In the [...]
SIPPING CHÂTEAU ROUBINE ROSÉ, THINKING OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (AND, OKAY, DAN BROWN)
Château Roubine, from whence the rosé I am drinking comes, is built atop Knights Templar property. In the center of Provence, in the heart of the department of the Var, in the town of Lorgues, lie these vineyards on land once owned by the (in) [...]
THE CITROËN 2CV: I LOVE THAT TIN SNAIL
I always wanted a Deux Chevaux. I first saw that much beloved French car when I first visited Paris in 1972. [...]
TO GASCONY AND LES VINS DU SUD-OUEST: LA DOUCEUR DE VIVRE
Today I co-posted with David who writes the food blog entitled Cocoa & Lavender. See his blog for one of [...]
OFF THE VIA DOMITIATO GASCONY AND LES VINS DU SUD-OUEST: LA DOUCEUR DE VIVRE
We always harbor the hope that we will discover a good wine at a really reasonable (read: cheap) price. Who doesn’t?
We’ve had some real duds in this quest—wines that wouldn't even qualify as marinades and went straight down the kitchen sink—and we’ve made some terrific discoveries. The wines from Gascony and its neighboring appellations definitely fall into the latter category. [...]
CAVAILLON MELONS HERALD THE START OF SUMMER IN PROVENCE
For years I thought I didn’t like melon. However inviting those deep orange slices of juicy cantaloupe [...]
TAKING THE KIDS TO PROVENCE: WAXING NOSTALGIA AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A MEMORABLE FAMILY VACATION
I offer my thoughts about taking the kids to the Luberon area of Provence, where we have many years of [...]
CHÂTEAU MIRAVAL: A CELEBRITY LONG BEFORE BRAD AND ANGELINA MOVED IN
Château Miraval, summer home of the uber famous Brangelina family, was celebrated among rosé lovers and baby boomer rock and rollers long before the renowned family moved in. Pink Floyd anyone?
Readers of a certain age may be able to dust off an old album that was recorded, in part, in this château: Pink Floyd’s legendary The Wall. [...]
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