Commanderie de Peyrassol is an idyllic 2450-acre property between Cannes and Marseille, 10 miles from the Mediterranean Sea. Current owner Philippe Austury has revitalized the winery that's been around for almost a millennium,... Read More
If you want to spend less than top dollar on Tempier, there are still a few well-kept secrets from Bandol. We recommend Gros Nore, La Bastide Blanche, and, of course, Château Pradeaux. Pradeaux happens to be one of the... Read More
Karina and Guillaume Lefèvre fell in love while hiking in Corsica and ended up in Provence as a part of a program subsidizing young people to take up farming. In 2004, the couple purchased the 71-acre Domaine de Sulauze... Read More
Not to be confused with the Burgundian blackcurrant liqueur Crème de Cassis (ka-cease), Domaine du Bagnol gets its name from a seaside town in Provence called Cassis (ka-see). Bagnol is a blend of unmacerated Grenache with... Read More
Not to be confused with the Burgundian blackcurrant liqueur Crème de Cassis (ka-cease), Domaine du Bagnol gets its name from a seaside town in Provence called Cassis (ka-see). Bagnol is a blend of unmacerated Grenache with... Read More
Hauvette has a nondescript label offering virtually no information about this obscure Provençal wine. Let's start with the region. Indication Géographique Protégée Alpilles is located within Parc... Read More
Mouthwatering aromas of strawberry cream on the nose, followed by a silky, refined palate with delicate but distinct flavors of melon and peach. Textured and up to the challenge of pairing with whole roasted chicken, mashed potatoes... Read More
Tempier is the standard-bearer for Bandol, and they produce white, rosé, and several red wines composed from single vineyards: La Migoua, La Tourtine, and Cabassaou. As the new name for the Classic entry-level rouge, Cuvée... Read More
We usually associate Bandol with substantial red and rosé wines, but a tiny bit (about 5%) of the region's total production is dedicated to white wines. Using traditional Rhone varietals, Daniel Ravier builds a full-bodied... Read More
Alain Pascal owns and operates this 34-acre winery named after his father, Honore. They once sold most of the fruit and kept a little for personal wine, but after Honore’s passing in 1997, Alain established the domaine and... Read More
