It beckons you to follow Maxime-François’s advice: “Drink it when you are very, very thirsty!”

Stony, spicy, and dense, it evokes red berries, watermelon, and garrigue and offers a beautiful accompaniment to a wide range of dishes.

This thirst-quenching, bright, and plummy red is enhanced with a little bit of chill and perfect for grillables.

Serve this one cool, from a carafe, with a plain old burger—generously seasoned with herbes de Provence.

The flavors are mostly deep and dark—stones, licorice, black olive, and blackberry—but the frame is lithe.

Deep, concentrated, and refreshingly saline, this is like great Cornas with Mediterranean influences.

Leydiers at Domaine de Durban are particularly proud of their Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, a vin doux naturel, as they are among the last to craft it in the traditional style.

This dark, autumnal rosé is a beacon of tradition in a sea of paler styles.

The palate is dense and ripe, yet wonderfully smooth and elegant. Racines seems to tap into the history of Les Pallières, the prestige and the high-toned elegance.

This festive sparkling wine is vinified following the ancient tradition of one of the most gorgeous corners of France, where small hills grow into small mountains on the flanks of the Alps.