During the summer we received a surprise visit from one of our French winemakers, Agnès Henry from Domaine de la Tour du Bon in Bandol. Agnès came in right as the shop opened and introduced herself. I chatted with her a while and showed her where her wines are located in the shop. This was […]
Posted on July 3, 2009, 1:34 pm, by Clark, under
Bandol,
Domaine du Salvard,
Domaine du Tour du Bon,
Languedoc,
Loire Valley,
Red Wine,
Rosé,
St. Martin de la Garrigue,
White Wine.
The time around July 4th is when French wine sales take a little hit. Domestic wineries jump on the “buy American” bandwagon and people head to their local shops that feature their favorite homegrown wines. This makes sense, right? July 4th = Zinfandel? Why on earth would you buy a bottle of French wine to […]