This month our French Winophiles blogging group takes a virtual trip to the lesser known French side of the Basque region where the Pyrenees Mountains form the natural border between France and Spain. While the Spanish side is well-known (it has the highest per capita concentration of Michelin star restaurants in the world), the French offers a stark contrast of picturesque towns, and farms …
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Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng and Arrufiac? Oh My! #Winophiles
This month the French Winophiles are making a virtual trip to France’s Hidden Corner, the South-West (or ‘Sud-Ouest’ as the French call it) wine region! Actually, we’re revisiting the region. When we first visited a couple of years ago, I discovered the Perfect Wine For Liver And Onions! It was from the mostly overlooked Marcillac AOP, and…