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Chateau la Baronne

Chateau la Baronne

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A chance encounter with Paul Lignères of Ch â teau la Baronne over lunch at Easter led to a cellar visit in the Corbières in September.     ...

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Absolutely Cracking Wines from France

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This is an annual tasting that I really enjoy.  Wine writers, and this year, for the first time, sommeliers, are asked to choose three of th...

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Chateau Prieure Borde-Rouge

Chateau Prieure Borde-Rouge

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An encounter with Anne Lauvige at a tasting in London resulted in an invitation to visit Château Prieuré Borde-Rouge in the Corbières near L...

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Les Vignes Oubliees

Les Vignes Oubliees

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Jean-Baptise Granier comes from a wine making family.  His grandfather Marcel at Mas Montel in the village of Asp è res in the Gard was one ...

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