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What could be more fun than sitting in front of six glasses of pale rosé from Provence’s Château d’Esclans? Well, tasting each one with guidance from wine educator Paul Chevalier. That is what my daughter and I were doing last Sunday in New York at the City’s Wine and Food Festival

Back in the spring, readers may recall all the hoopla over the release of Brad and Angelina’s first rosé from their newly acquired chateau in Provence. The Modern Trobadors hopped on the crowded band wagon with a post about the celebrity status

I never met Peter Mayle when he was living in Lourmarin—despite sharing a few friends, an affinity for Café Gaby,...

Over the valley, from side to side, and ever so high in the air, stretch the three tiers of the...

 August in Provence. It is hot and crowded. The line of cars inching their way along, hoping to snatch an open parking spot for...

Nice was where we first touched down in the South of France. We were on our way to Aix-en-Provence and...

Le Quartorze Juillet, also known as La Fête Nationale or, especially in English-speaking countries, simply Bastille Day, is next Sunday. ...

Château Roubine, from whence the rosé I am drinking comes, is built atop Knights Templar property. In the center of...

I always wanted a Deux Chevaux. I first saw that much beloved French car when I first visited Paris in...

We always harbor the hope that we will discover a good wine at a really reasonable (read: cheap) price. Who doesn’t?

We’ve had some real duds in this quest—wines that wouldn't even qualify as marinades and went straight down the kitchen sink—and we’ve made some terrific discoveries. The wines from Gascony and its neighboring appellations definitely fall into the latter category.