Chris Howard
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Forgotten France: The Provençal vineyards that inspired Van Gogh (opens the original)
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Not far from the St Paul de Mausole asylum in St-Rémy-de-Provence, the olive groves look much as they did when Vincent van Gogh painted them during his convalescence there in 1889-1890. His physician, Dr Théophile Peyron, allowed his patient to paint freely beyond the asylum grounds – a rare humane gesture in 19th-century psychiatry – and Van Gogh produced more than 140 paintings in and around what is today Les Baux-de-Provence, France’s first 100% organic appellation. Walking the vineyards, oli
Is Jurançon the next Jura? Why this Pyrenean region wields a seductive power (opens the original)
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As in love, certain wines come into your life by chance. My affair with Jurançon began literally as far from its Pyrenean home as possible. Browsing the shelves of Moore Wilson’s, the iconic grocery store in Wellington, New Zealand, I came across a bottle labelled Petit Manseng, from the Marlborough grower Forrest. It sounded vaguely Chinese, possibly a miniature horse breed, though it is in fact one of Jurançon’s two principal grapes. I took it home, where the off-dry little Manseng made a big
Explore the Provence wine region | Decanter (opens the original)
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The picturesque southern French region of Provence on the Côte d’Azur is famous for its rosé wines, sunshine and glamour. Bordered by the Mediterranean, it is home to towns and cities such as Bandol, Cassis and Marseille. The primary grapes used for the production of rosé and red wines are Mourvèdre, Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon. Ugni Blanc, Rolle, Semillon and Clairette are used for white wines. The region is known predominantly for its rosé, which accounts for nea
Forgotten France: The volcanic wines of Côtes du Forez (opens the original)
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The eye traces the Loire from its mouth in Muscadet to Sancerre in the east. Pulled into Burgundy’s current, we’re soon adrift in Beaujolais, forgetting that France’s longest river bends sharply south to its origins in the volcanic heart of the Massif Central. The Côtes du Forez lies on the slopes of this ancient landscape, almost off the map – yet nearest to where the river begins. The smallest of the four appellations that make up the Loire Volcanique – a collective whose origins date back to
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