True Love Brings A New Wine Love
Jill Barth · Taste · Wines and Spirits of ProvenceContributor blog post by Jill Barth:
This article was part of Jill’s #12daysofwine series.
…Vaqueyras…
The first of my great Vaqueyras bottles was served to me and my husband on a rainy spring evening in the lounge at the divinely cultivated Château des Alpilles in St. Remy-de-Provence.
It’s my deep belief that I was born to drink Rhône reds, such as my darling Vaqueyras, at the …Continue reading here to fall in love with wine from Provence and dream about staying at the Château des Alpilles.
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