Tag: Côtes du Rhône

• 5 Rhône Valley Wines Perfect for Summer

  

  As much as I enjoy exploring the historical convergence of wine and religion that is evident all over the world, the Rhone Valley is possibly my favorite wine region to excavate historically. Hopefully someday I will have the opportunity to explore it in person. However, the Rhone Valley is not only home to religious history, […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 12, 2017

  Rhone Valley, summer, wine

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• Exploring Côtes du Rhône with 2 Budget Friendly Wines

  

  There are so many reason to love the Rhône Valley. Not only is it one of France’s premiere wine regions, it is also rich in European history. In fact, history and wine are so intertwined in the Rhône Valley they cannot be separated. Did you know Roman soldiers, who used the Rhône Valley as their […]

  Michelle Williams

  April 17, 2017

  Côtes du Rhône, Food, Music, Rhone Valley, Wine

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• #Food & #Wine Pairing: Les Dauphins Côtes du Rhône

  

  The Roaring 20’s was a time of social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. The US, Canada, and Western Europe were on an economic high. WWI had ended and hyper-nationalism swept the west. France referred to this period as “années folles” or crazy years. Jazz music had awakened a festive atmosphere, igniting the joys of flapper dancing […]

  Michelle Williams

  January 16, 2017

  Côtes du Rhône, Food, French Wine, Music, Wine

  2014 Les Dauphins Côtes du Rhône Réserve Rhone France, Côtes du Rhône, food, Food and Wine Pairing, France, Les Dauphins, Midnight in Paris, music, Paris, Roaring 20’s, wine, wine and food pairing, wine review

• Springtime in Southern Rhône with #WinePW

  

  Last October our French Winophiles group visited the Rhône Valley. At that time I wrote an extensive article called “Separation of Church and Wine?” highlight the history of the Rhône Valley and many of its wine production statistics. This month our Wine Pairing Weekend is revisiting the Rhône Valley, southern Rhône to be exact, by […]

  Michelle Williams

  April 9, 2016

  #WinePW, Food, France, French Wine, Music, Rhone Valley, Wine, Wine Pairing Weekend

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• Separation of Church and Wine?

  

  How well do you know world history? How well do you know history of the Christian tradition? How well do you know the history of wine? Why am I asking you these questions? Because historically there is no separation of church and wine. We know that the first vineyards predate Christian history by hundreds of […]

  Michelle Williams

  October 17, 2015

  #Winophiles, Domaine de Mourchon, Food, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, Guigal Estate, Music, Rhône Valley Wines, Rhone Valley, Wine

  #Winophiles, Côtes du Rhône, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Chicago, Domaine de Mourchon, Domaine de Mourchon Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret 2012, food, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2013, Guigal Estate, music, Rhône Valley Wines, Rhone Valley, travel, wine