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Guest Post · Taste · Wines and Spirits of Provence

Provencal Rosé Online Course and 2020 Growing Season

October 23, 2020

As I write this article in early October, the harvest season is still underway in Provence, but I can already tell you that the 2020 season will go down as one of the most memorable in history! Harvest Labour In particular, sourcing harvesters has been particularly problematic because of the health and travel restrictions imposed

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Explore · Paula Kane · Villages Towns and Cities

A Quick Saint-Tropez Getaway

January 16, 2020

Quick Getaway to Saint-Tropez Do you know the way to Saint-Tropez? I am quite certain that is not how the song goes, but I think it can easily be substituted! This summer was a super eventful one, with guests leaving, new guests arriving, big dinners, photoshoots and a little mini-break to Saint-Tropez. I have not

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Rental & Self-Catered Properties in Provence · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence

Provencal Relaxation Yoga at the Silk Farm Retreat

December 17, 2019

Relaxation in Provence A silky cocoon of soft luxury is precisely what the team at The Silk Farm Retreat delivers. Tucked away in the hamlet of Les Ferauds, in the Var, this converted farmhouse is ideal for a get-away in Provence. The Silk Farm Retreat welcomed the first guests in June 2019. A boutique country

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Provence WineZine · Taste · Wines and Spirits of Provence

Sea Bass and Rosé a Wine Pairing fit for an Anniversary

November 22, 2019

Anniversaries are always worth celebrating, and in our house, that means a meal to suit the special day. However, the dilemma was what to serve with a Commanderie de Peyrassol rosé (2016)? Wine pairings are always a bit of a gamble. Will the wine stand-up to the food or overpower it? In this case, I

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Elizabeth Gabay · Taste · Wines and Spirits of Provence

Wine Notes from the Coteaux Varois Tasting 2019

May 28, 2019

By Elizabeth Gabay: Tasting the wines of Provence has been a bit erratic this year. While Cotes de Provence had a stand at both WineParis (11-13 February) and Prowein (17-19 March), the 2018 vintage had often only just been bottled and were still quite young and closed. My preferred time for tasting the new vintage

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Jill Barth · Taste · Wines and Spirits of Provence

Bellet Vineyards So Close to Nice, France

April 4, 2019

As France’s oldest wine region, Provence is infinitely important to the global history of viticulture. The region was settled by the Phocaeans around 600 BC, and it’s believed that the Greeks were responsible for the dawn of winemaking and grape growing in ancient Provence. These early wines were pale, made in a free-run fashion with

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Stay Fit

Why You Should Visit Porquerolles

June 29, 2016

Minutes away from the Cote d’Azur shoreline, this tiny outcropping is a world away from the glitz and glamour of Saint-Tropez. Porquerolles is one of three islands that form the Îles d’Hyères Archipelago. Only a 10-minute ferry ride from terra firma this spit of land is only 7 km (4.3 miles) long and 3 km (1.9 miles)

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