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A Provençal Cru: Clos Cibonne

Posted on July 31, 2018November 27, 2018 by Peter Kupers Posted in Provence Tagged French Wine, Provence, Tibouren, Wine10 Comments on A Provençal Cru: Clos Cibonne

You will be forgiven if you are ignorant of the Provence’s classification des crus. The Oxford Wine Companion makes no mention of it, nor does l’Atlas des Vins de France. Hell, even the official website of the Provence wines seems to be oblivious to its existence! Its presence in the […]

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The Wines of the Provence (II)

Posted on July 28, 2018November 27, 2018 by Peter Kupers Posted in Provence Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault, Clairette, France, French Wine, Mourvèdre, Provence, Syrah, Wine9 Comments on The Wines of the Provence (II)

The AOPs talked about earlier this week cover 10% of what the Provence has to offer appellation wise. The remaining 90% (27,000ha) consists of three generic designations: Côtes de Provence (which itself is divided in four sub-appellations), Coteaux d’Aix en Provence and Coteaux Varois. Their size makes it difficult to […]

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The wines of the Provence (I)

Posted on July 24, 2018November 27, 2018 by Peter Kupers Posted in France, Provence, Spotlight Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Clairette, France, French Wine, Les Baux de Provence, Provence, Syrah, Wine10 Comments on The wines of the Provence (I)

So sunny temperatures and an ongoing drought like Belgium hasn’t seen for a while make this the ideal time to focus on a region that turns this climate into an advantage to winemaking: the Provence! This will be a series of articles published over the course of the summer, hopefully […]

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A different kind of pink

Posted on August 16, 2016May 13, 2018 by Peter Kupers Posted in Wine talk Tagged Bandol, Bellet, France, Palette, Provence, Rosé, Wine, Wine Tasting2 Comments on A different kind of pink

There are a couple of tropes that you can count on in wine writing. Champagne is reviewed to bits around the holidays. March-April is all about Bordeaux with both supporters and critics of the primeur system basically repeating the exact same argument that they have had for the past five […]

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