Category: Provence

• Celebrating the Provençal Lifestyle with Three Rosés

  

  Provence is one of the few places I have visited that is exactly as I envisioned it to be. It has an ease about it – whimsical, but not flippant. The air is filled with faint notes of sea salt and lavender. The meals, manger à l’extérieur, linger under large chestnut trees. The wines embody…

  Michelle Williams

  July 20, 2018

  #Winophiles, Food, Food and Wine Pairing, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, Provençal rosé, Provence, Travel, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  #Winophiles, 2017 Chateau de Berne Emotion Rosé Côtes de Provence France, 2017 Chateau de Berne Inspiration Rosé Côtes de Provence France, 2017 Ultimate Provence Urban Provence Rosé Côtes de Provence France, Food and Wine Pairing, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, Provence, Provence rosé, wine, wine and food pairing, wine review

• Provence Rosé: More than Meets the Eye

  

  Last fall I had the great pleasure of spending a week in the South of France sipping and learn about Provence rosé. It was a highly educational week, to say the least. Upon return I could not wait to share all I had learned about Provence rosé, except there was one problem. No matter how…

  Michelle Williams

  June 5, 2017

  Provence, Rose, Wine

  #NationalRoséDay, Côteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, Côteaux Varois, Côtes de Provence, CIVP, National Rosé Day, Provence, Provence rosé, Provence Wine Council, South of France, Vins de Provence, wine

• A Week in Provence

  

  My first encounter with Provence was in Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence, a quirky account of he and his wife’s joyful escape from the hustle and bustle life in London to the serenity of Provence. I read that book at least twenty years ago, and for twenty years I have dreamed of my own…

  Michelle Williams

  September 24, 2016

  Food, Provence, Travel, Vins de Provence, Wine

  A Year in Provence, Calhoun and Company Communications, Chateau Bas, Chateau De L’Escarelle, Chateau des Crostes, Chateau Henri Bonnaud, Chateau Malherbe, Chateau Margüi, Chateau Thuerry, Clos Cibonne, Croix et la Bastide Blanche, Domaine d’Eole, food, France, Hostellerie de l’Abbaye de la Celle, Hotel Cezanne, L’escale des Vins, Le Château du Rouët, Le Golf de Saint Endréol, Le Mas du Lingusto, Les Arcs Sur Argens, Maison des Vins Cotes de Provence, Maison des Vins des Coteaux Varois en Provence, Peter Mayle, Provençal rosé, Provence, Restaurant Mickael Feval, Rosé Research Center, Rose, Saint Tropez, travel, Vins de Provence, wine, Wines of Provence

• #Food & #Wine Pairing: Late Summer Rosés and Burgers

  

  Although our Texas summer has included less than 12 100° F days and more rain than I can ever remember it’s still been hot enough as far as I am concerned. One great way to beat the summer heat is cooking on the grill and sipping refreshing wine. Furthermore, as summer transitions into fall it’s…

  Michelle Williams

  September 7, 2016

  Food, Music, Provençal rosé, Provence, Wine

  burgers, emilie claire barlow – c’est si bon, food, Food and Wine Pairing, Grande Récolte Rosé 2015, La Caprice de Clémentine Rose 2015, Moncigale AOP Coteaux D’Aix En Provence Rosé, music, Provençal rosé, Provence, Rose, wine

• A Meal in Provence

  I love all things French! As luck would have it Christy Majors, Confessions of a Culinary Diva, has begun a new monthly food and wine tour of France called The French Winophiles. I missed last month’s launch but am happy to participate this month in exploring the wonderful French region of Provence. I feel in…

  Michelle Williams

  July 18, 2015

  Bandol, Food, French Winophile, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Music, Provence, Wine

  A Good Year, A Year in Provence, Bandol, food, France, French Winophile, Grenache, Julia Child, Le Pont 2011 Bandol Red Wine, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Mourvèdre, music, Peter Mayle, Provence, wine

• My Summer French Wine Journey Begins

  I have been enjoying the beauty of wine for a couple of decades. However, my knowledge and taste buds regarding French wine are lacking. Therefore, I have made this my summer of French wine. To begin my journey into the world of French wine I sought out the knowledge and expertise of a few Twitter…

  Michelle Williams

  July 14, 2014

  Burgundy, Food, France, French Wine, Happy, Michael Kiwanuka, Music, Pharrell Williams, Pinot Noir, Provence, Rhone Valley, Rose, Rouge, Summer, Total Wine, Wine

  food, France, French Wine, Fun, hamburger, Happy, Michael Kiwanuka, music, Pharrell Williams, Rose, salmon, summer, Total Wine, wine