Articles by Susan Manfull

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 [...]

August 2, 2014 9

LOU PÉBRE D’AÏ IS A GREAT REASON TO MAKE A DETOUR TO LAURIS

Aside from watching my daughter play soccer in Lauris, I never had a reason to get out of my car in this [...]

July 27, 2014 7

LA TOUR-D’AIGUES’ MARKET: A SMALL MARKET WITH A BIG BACKDROP

For a small market, La Tour-d’Aigues’ market certainly has a dramatic backdrop. Every Tuesday, the open [...]

July 20, 2014 9

24 HOURS AT ALAIN DUCASSE‘S HOSTELLERIE DE L’ABBAYE DE LA CELLE—I ONLY WISH WE COULD HAVE STAYED LONGER

“It’s breathing history and serenity…and then there’s the food.” Tancrède Barale, Managing [...]

July 13, 2014 3

EYGALIÉRES IS AMONG MY TEN FAVORITE PROVENCE MARKETS

The sleepy village of Eygalières awakes with a roar on Friday mornings in the summer. Trucks, vans, station [...]

July 7, 2014 5

SAFFRON: THE OTHER FIELD OF PURPLE IN PROVENCE

Deep in the heart of the pine, oak, and garrigue covered forests that lie between Mont Ventoux and Les [...]

June 22, 2014 2

LA FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE IN LOURMARIN

The great part of staying in a maison village–home in the village–is that you are in the thick of [...]

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