Provence: a tale of two territories
The Provence of Châteauneuf and Gigondas I know well, but as you head south into rosé territory everything changes…
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In the pink – pale, but not-so-interesting!
Coastal Provence is awash with pinks, many fashionably palid but lacking in good taste, I thought
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Provence 2017
Another iconic mountain – the south face of Mont Sainte-Victoire, which featured in so many of Cézanne's paintings, visible as it was from his home in Aix-en-Provence
Experience trips to other countries with our buying team
Washington, USA 2016
Discovering Washington
Buyer Freddy Bulmer visits one of the USA’s most up-and-coming wine regions to discover its potential and meet the producers shaping the future of the region.
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Tuscany 2016
On tour in Tuscany 2016
News editor Joanna Goodman and buyer Sebastian Payne MW get under the skin of the sensitive sangiovese grape in its spiritual homeland of Tuscany
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France 2015
South by South-West
Marcel Orford-Williams embarks on a whistle-stop tour starting in Saumur, on to the South West, the Languedoc then hopping over to Corsica.
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Argentina
Argentina: the present and the future
Argentina's malbecs, with their softly alluring, fruit-forward charm, are deservedly in vogue. I've been buying South American wine for over two decades and have been excited to see the increasing variety and nuance.
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Provence 2017
Pink tasting day back at Stevenage
Provence 2017
Sheep in vineyards at Sainte Victoire
Provence 2017
View across to Porquerolles from Hyères, France's original Riviera. Not on the itinerary, sadly!
Provence 2017
The mighty Mont Ventoux with vines in springtime
Provence 2017
Provence - the Giant of Provence. Credit: JP Stock
Provence 2017
That 'other' Provence – Côtes-du-Rhône vineyards in Drôme in winter
Provence 2017
Château Vignelaure home to one of France's original cab-shiraz blends
Provence 2017
Pretty in all shades of pink – there's a real trend for the palest of shades at the moment and that's not necessarily a good thing!