Vaucluse Values

Summer in my hometown of Royal Oak, Michigan, holds some of my fondest childhood memories. I would spend all day in the backyard with my best friend, ...

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Rosé Time Hits Its Stride

Quiz just about any Kermit fan about the boxer turned winemaker, and chances are Alain’s name—along with a slightly caricatural image of a bra...

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Chablis

Although (only?!) 71 percent of Earth’s surface is now water, once upon a time the globe was completely covered with vast oceans, a waterworld teemi...

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Quintarelli
The Art of Patience

When I told a friend that I was going to visit Quintarelli for the first time, she showed me a video she took of Francesco, Giuseppe’s grandson, slo...

Mourvèdre

Around the imposing vertical escarpment known as the Pic Saint Loup, abundant limestone litters the vineyard floor, balmy garrigue fragrance...

New Arrivals From La Famille Arena

Forty years ago, when Antoine took over his father’s estate, hardly anyone had heard of Patrimonio, and even fewer had anything nice to say about it...

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