Domaine Tempier’s cult following may partly be due to importer Kermit Lynch’s romantic and eloquent story telling of this iconic producer in his book Adventures on the Wine Trail. Or it could have something to do with the historical significance of this producer’s lifelong mission to put Bandol on the map as a world class winemaking region – producing red wines within the larger Provence region.
Author: Side Hustle Wino
As though I have been bitten by a bug, I am suddenly obsessed with learning about wine. Not only the tastes and smells and varietals, but viticulture and history. It seems the more you learn, the less you know and in the pursuit of knowledge, an entire lifestyle devoted to the grape unfolds.
La Pitchoune Winery
In my first ever blog post, I talked about the reasons I am enamored with wine. I included a video clip of a scene from that horrible movie Sideways where the character Maya talks about how wine is a living thing that continues to evolve in the bottle. She goes on about how she loves…
