Articles by Susan Manfull

August 24, 2014 12

THERE IS SOMETHING BUBBLING
AT CHÂTEAU DE BRIGUE

Château de Brigue is one of largest domaines owned by a single family in Provence. Located in the heart of rosé country, the family makes the wine in Le Luc en Provence and tends to 120 hectares (300 acres) of vineyards there and in three other villages spread along [...]

August 23, 2014 2

THE PERTUIS MARKET

Conversations in Provence inevitably turn to local markets (and food and wine, of course). Did you see the [...]

August 21, 2014 0

No more Aureto Tramontane (2011) in la cave

Shortly after this IGP Vaucluse red wine received a “Commended” nod from the 2014 Decanter World Wine Awards—adding to its other awards—Cave Aureto’s bins are bare, as of the first week in August. (We have thoroughly enjoyed the 2010 cuvée on [...]

August 17, 2014 2

FOLLOWING CHÂTEAU COUSSIN’S ROSÉ FROM NEW YORK TO PROVENCE

Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger from across the room and wondered what it was about that person—among all the other handsome folks in the room—that caught your attention? That happened to me at Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery in New [...]

August 17, 2014 6

CHÂTEAU LA COSTE: THERE’S SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES

There is no shortage of places to go, people to see, or things to do in Provence, especially in August when [...]

August 11, 2014 1

Château d’Esclans “Garrus” rosé auctioned off for a record $15,000

Stateside, last weekend (August 3, 2014) in the Hamptons, that exclusive east end tip of Long Island, New York, at the annual Great Chefs charity dinner, a large format double magnum of the Château d’Esclans “Garrus” rosé was auctioned off for a record $15,000 for one bottle. [...]

August 11, 2014 0

Grape news from Le Clos de Caveau

Up in Vaqueyras, Henri Bungener, proprietor of Le Clos de Caveau, reported that the vineyard is back on track for the usual mid-September harvest. The warm spring, a harbinger of a slightly earlier harvest, was offset by a cool July. [...]

August 11, 2014 15

TWO NEW PUBLIC TOILETTES IN LOURMARIN: UN GRAND SOULAGEMENT

It’s August and, as tourist season moves into full throttle in little Lourmarin—crowds bulging at the [...]

August 8, 2014 14

MAS DE CADENET: SEVEN GENERATIONS OF NÉGREL FAMILY WINEMAKERS

“The greatest challenge as a [seventh-generation] wine maker is to find your place,” said Matthieu Négrel. He and his sister Maud Négrel comprise the most recent generation of wine makers to step forward at Mas de Cadenet and, along with their father Guy Négrel, work to [...]

August 5, 2014 0

Sparkling rosé from Côtes de Provence

Over in Côtes de Provence, the snoops are hearing buzz about a movement to create a new denomination focusing on “sparkling rosés” from Côtes de Provence. The method of fermentation differs from that that is used in Champagne. There’s growing [...]

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