#Provence

Aug 22

Prime Time for Pink: 22 Rosés to See Out Summer 2024

Summer was late coming this year and so is my round-up rosés, but here it is, new wines and new vintages of old favourites, blazing a trail

May 14

Bats, Bees, Birds, Biodiversity and Organic Rosé: Château Galoupet in Provence

Freshly picked – grapes from the 2023 rosé harvest at Château Galoupet in Provence. L to r: Cinsault, Tibouren, Syrah, Rolle, Grenache In...

Jul 19, 2023

Prime Time for Pink: Rosés for Summer 2023

Update, August 3 I've just added two more southern French rosés: Alaina, which is new to me, although its producer, Laurent Miquel,...

Aug 10, 2022

Prime Time for Pink: Summer Rosé Round-up 2022 Part 2: Provence and the South

This second rosé round-up of the summer is devoted to Provence, plus five wines from the south of France. Why hive off Provence from the...

Jul 15, 2021

Love Island: why Chanel bought Domaine de l'Ile on Porquerolles

Why would the luxury goods giant Chanel buy a wine estate in a remote part of the tiny (car-free) island of Porquerolles? The answer that...

Aug 31, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Caves d'Esclans Whispering Angel 2016, Côtes de Provence, France

£16.99, Waitrose and independents I’m not letting summer go without another classic, pale rosé from Provence. This, appropriately, is...

May 4, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Famille Negrel Bandol Rosé La Petite Reine 2016, France

£15.95, From Vineyards Direct Bandol is a small coastal appellation between Marseilles and Toulon within the large Provence region – but...