Wine

September 2, 2012 10

ENCHANTING EVENING IN PROVENCE: WINE TASTING AT CAVE AURETO AND DINNER AT “LE JARDIN DANS LES VIGNES” IN LA COQUILLADE (AT AN ENCHANTING PRICE, TOO!)

We began at Cave Aureto where we met our friend Pierre Schott, the retail cavistes of the winery’s cellar. After a very interesting tour of their uncommonly modern winery and a tasting flight of their award-winning wines, we made our way to the [...]

August 6, 2012 23

11 SHADES OF ROSÉ….MUCH BETTER THAN 50 SHADES OF GREY

We opened ten bottles of rosé within 24 hours last week. Good friends David and Mark were visiting their old stomping grounds here in Portsmouth. Since we had enjoyed so many rosés while we were together in Provence in 2008, we made those pink [...]

July 29, 2012 8

PÉTANQUE GOES WELL WITH PASTIS

We played pétanque, drank pastis, and spoke a little French last weekend. The only sign that we were in [...]

July 15, 2012 30

ROSÉ, WHITE, AND BLUE ON BASTILLE DAY

Yesterday was Bastille Day. I know I should have been thinking red, white and blue—thick swaths of each color—as I arranged our small French Tricolors around the dinner table, listened to French CDs, chopped fennel, onion and parsley for our soupe de poisons aux [...]

February 12, 2012 6

A CHILLED PIERREVERT ROSÉ FOR A CHILLY VALENTINE’S DAY

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I am thinking “pink.” A chilly Valentine’s Day is expected—even in Provence!—which, in my opinion, calls for a festive wine! [...]

January 1, 2012 33

ADAM GOPNIK IS RIGHT: THE TABLE COMES FIRST

As I write this week’s post, 2011 is about to roll into 2012 and I am reflecting on all the wonderful times [...]

August 23, 2010 22

JE SUIS DANS LE PASTIS!

Ahhhh, Pastis….The sweet scent of anise wafts from the tall heavy-bottomed glasses on our tiny table in Café Gaby. Memories of a subtle licorice flavor laced with fragrant herbs are called forth. Our thirsts on this very warm late August day will soon be [...]

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