No Dancing on Roses to be a Wine Journalist and try 192 Rosé Wines!
My wife Maria and I had the chance to try our hand at being wine journalists, when at the end of May we tasted 192 rosé wines from Provence. The world’s leading...
Rain and Hail!
In France, 2022 was an extremely dry year and it has continued the same way at the beginning of 2023, southern France including Provence is especially affected. Already in the middle of...
From Pension Fund to Multibillionaire
The winery Château d’Esclans in the Esclans valley north of Le Muy has had a strong ownership journey to say the least, thirty years ago the winery was owned by the Swedish...
Wine Walks and a Rosé Wine Festival
If you are lucky enough to be in Provence in May and early June, there are several wine activities you must not miss, a rosé wine festival and three wine walks! Rosé...
Provence Experiences “2022”
Provence rosé wines from 2021 have unfortunately not impressed me as many wines lacked the typical fruity freshness for me, perhaps due to the Grenache grape taking a beating from the frost...
In the vineyard – drought again!
We are now approaching the end of March and by then all the pruning work of the vines is usually completed. The later you prune, the less risk there is of the...
Hot News from Provence
Read about the billionaires’ rosé wine, the vintner’s fight against nature and the increasingly warm and variable climate, as well as new vineyard owners where old presidents get involved. Unfortunately, there are...
Merry Christmas
With a short slide show of beautiful Christmas decorations in Provence and from our village of Pégomas, I wish all my readers at WinesofProvence.org a Merry Christmas.
Cooked Wine for Christmas!
Cooked wine, it does not sound particularly fresh, but then you, like most other wine connoisseurs, have not tried the Provencal specialty “Vin Cuit”, i.e. cooked wine. Vin Cuit is a dessert...
CHRISTMAS PRESENT
You certainly have a friend who is interested in wine and who would appreciate receiving a wine book about Provence as a Christmas present! The book describes everything about the winemaking, the...
