Category Archives: Provence

Time and Minerals – Custoza Anteprima

Posted on 14/04/2014 by Ole Udsen

I provided a general introduction and Bardolino tasting notes on the combined 2014 Anteprima event for Bardolino and Custoza here: https://oleudsenwineblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/of-old-cats-and-tender-mice-bardolino-anteprima/. While I adore the best Bardolino wines and therefore had positive expectations for those, my expectations in respect of … Continue reading →

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Provence rosés II

Posted on 18/06/2013 by Ole Udsen

Uh-oh! I seem to have struck a nerve with my good friend Angelo Peretti: http://www.internetgourmet.it/2013/06/perche-bevo-i-rose-della-provenza.html?spref=fb (in Italian only, sorry):-) Angelo and I have for some time had an intermittent and very good-humoured discussion about what constitutes a good rosé wine. … Continue reading →

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Stardust (or: why do people like Provence rosés?)

Posted on 15/06/2013 by Ole Udsen

In a large post last year – https://oleudsenwineblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/2012-summer-drinking-the-rose-post/ – I went rather overboard and tasted a lot of rosés from around the world. That was harder work than I thought, but I wanted to challenge some long-held notions about where … Continue reading →

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2012 summer drinking – the rosé post

Posted on 14/08/2012 by Ole Udsen

It’s a cliché, I know, but summertime calls for rosé. To that extent, it is probably not very novel or inventive of me to come up with a post dedicated solely to rosé wine. On the other hand, I have … Continue reading →

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