Visiting Le Petit Vigneau, Saint-Paul de Vence
Taste · The Riviera Grapevine · Wines and Spirits of ProvenceOne of the first blog posts I ever wrote, back in early 2013, was about Le Petit Vigneau in Saint-Paul de Vence. At the time, it was the winemaker himself, Raphael Vigneau, who showed me around his vineyard, hidden on quiet (and rather plush) residential street at the foot of the ramparts of this pretty medieval town.
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