Gigondas

Gigondas for Rhone Valley Wine Tasting

January 18, 2021

Gigondas Village We are blessed to have a house in Sablet, France and live as locals several times a year. We love our location at the base of the Dentelles de Montmirail, surrounded by vineyards as far as you can see. There is plenty to do in the area, starting with wine tasting. For sporty types, …

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Red Wine Blend from Gigondas and Grilled Kebabs

May 27, 2020

Wine and food pairing is always an art and rarely a science. Hot spice, acid (citrus, vinegar) and alcohol content are strange tablemates. I decided to pair grilled lamb kebabs with a Domaine de la Jaufrette red wine blend from Gigondas. The meal was a success, the recipe is easy, but the pairing was just …

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Lessons from Montirius a Biodynamic Winemaker in France

September 12, 2017

I take notes like a squirrel on the bird feeder – fast and full, getting it all down before someone changes the subject. You’ll know me by my notebooks. More often than not, however, the stuff that really sticks with me doesn’t require a scribble. My memory serves in certain moments where everything just makes …

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Wine tasting at Domaine la Bouïssière and a Visit to Gigondas

June 19, 2017

Sablet is located between Séguret, a village classified as a “Plus Beaux Village de France,” to the north and Gigondas, a small town renowned for its red wine to the south. From the road, Gigondas seems little more than a cluster of stone houses set on a hillside with a church below the Dentelles de …

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A Bottle of Gigondas from the Cellar

April 11, 2017

Contributor blog post by Jill Barth: Last fall during a visit to Gigondas, I had lunch with Thierry Faravel, proprietor and winemaker at Domaine le Bouïssière. Thierry and his brother Gilles are second generation vignerons, tending vines planted by their father Antonin, who grew grapes for the co-op for 41 years (not uncommon in Southern …

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Wine tasting in Gigondas

September 2, 2015

Contributor blog post by Krista Bender: Those were all my glasses from the tasting… Just kidding! :) Wow! What a fabulous day. We met this morning at Patricia’s and jumped in chauffeured cars to drive out to the quaint and luxurious town of Gigondas. This is yet Explore this Post Via:: Pastry in Paris …

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Gigondas for Rhone Valley Wine Tasting

Red Wine Blend from Gigondas and Grilled Kebabs

Lessons from Montirius a Biodynamic Winemaker in France

Wine tasting at Domaine la Bouïssière and a Visit to Gigondas

A Bottle of Gigondas from the Cellar

Wine tasting in Gigondas

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