Tag: Peter Mayle

• 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

• 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

• Enjoying Sangiovese Under the Tuscan Sun

  

  Many years ago I enjoyed a less busy life that afforded me the opportunity to read A LOT! I was in several book clubs and spent much of my free time exploring the world through great books. It was during that time that Frances Mayes published Under the Tuscan Sun in 1996. In her book…

  Michelle Williams

  December 26, 2014

  Food, Italian wine, Italy, Music, Sangiovese, Tuscany

  A Lovely Day, Banner Media Group, Bill Withers, chocolate cake, Corner Bakery, Frances Mayes, Peter Mayle, Sangiovese, Tondo Tondo, Tuscan Sun Wines, Under the Tuscan Sun, Wine.com