Recently Brian and I hosted a Signature French Wine Tasting with two friendly couples from Virginia, one of whom even owns their own vineyard called Democracy Vineyards. As you may have guessed from the winery’s name, Susan and Jim are both very much into politics (they used to work as lobbyists in Washington, DC). In [...]

Brian and I just had our last student tasting for 2009. We led about 20 students through a flight of French wines.  We both love educating college students because they typically haven’t had much exposure to wine so they’re like blank slates!  We can get them started on a lifetime of tasting and enjoying great [...]

We’ve all been there before. Standing in front of hundreds of bottles of wine, utterly confused as to which one to pick. It can be a daunting, if not overwhelming task. A lot of our guests ask us during our tastings how they can better pick out wines at the store. We could write a [...]

Hello fellow wine tasters!  My husband, Dominic, and I have been traveling on both the East and West Coasts of the U.S. for the last few weeks (Brian has been doing a wonderful job handling the tastings in Aix). I’ve hosted wine tastings in each of the 11 cities Dominic and I have visited- so [...]

Hilary and I are so excited today because the new Rick Steves’ “Provence and the French Riviera 2010″ came out today and WineInProvence is featured in Aix en Provence! We had been hoping to become a part of these excellent travel guides for some time now. We have always felt that WineInProvence is the perfect [...]

This past week, I had a group of women who decided to leave their men at the hotel and join me for our Market Day Cooking Class. It worked out perfectly because Brian was out of the country for the week, making it truly an all female affair. One of the most exciting things about [...]

Some exciting news for WineInProvence this past week: we were approached to be on TV! The Travel Channel commissioned Around The World Productions to shoot an episode based around activities that tourists can do in 5 French Riviera towns…Aix en Provence, Cannes, St Tropez, Monacco, and Nice. They wanted to film a barrel tasting, so [...]

We know it’s a stereotype and a cliche of French culture, but they are just so darn good and fun to make. This summer, crepes have been one of the most requested desserts by our Market Day Cooking Class guests. Recently we had the Segal family from Vancouver, Canada join us. The trip was an 80th [...]

We had a Signature French Wine Tasting today with two couples from the U.S. and one of the questions they asked us was a question that we are asked at almost every single tasting: How long does a bottle of wine last after it has been opened? Air acts on wine from the moment the bottle is opened, [...]

This afternoon we met up with Bonnie and Leon from Georgia for our cheese and wine tasting. Our favorite combination was definitely the Epoisse cheese paired with a St. Joseph red (100% Syrah). The red was from Domaine Coursodon and the pairing was simply outstanding!! The bottle of St. Joseph was a recommendation from the [...]