Southern Rhône Red AOC’s Much of this post will discuss in detail the specific wine AOC / AOPs of the Southern Rhône. The AOP / AOC wine classifications were discussed in a previous Barley and Vine post . French Wine Classification in the Rhone The map below is from the Rhône Wine website which is…
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Old World Dessert Wines
I was planning my next post for Barley and Vine to be on Southern Rhone but, since the holidays are here, I thought I would make a little detour and talk about dessert wines. Christmas is all about spending time with family and friends, enjoying good wine and good food! After gorging on that…
Frances Rhone Wine Region
There’s no place like Rhône! Amazing history, architecture, markets, food and of course wine. Conan the Barbarian was asked “what is best in life? ” Arnie’s answer was pretty dramatic, and not appropriate here, but as Trump says it best- “WRONG”! Living in the Rhône Valley, eating fatty saucisson, foie gras, baguettes smeared with all manner…
Who Doesn’t Like French Wine !
Ahhhh…France! Land of stinky cheese but glorious wine! Their military may not get much respect, as evidenced by all the French surrender jokes, but their ability to produce world class wines can’t be disputed! There are 12 wonderful wine regions in France. Like Italy, France has its own wine classification system but it can be a…
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