Category Archives: Languedoc-Roussillon

A Tale of Two Carignans

Posted on October 28, 2016 by intoxreport

Jon Bonné is so enamored with the letter ‘e’ that he borrows a deformed one from a different language just in case we assume the one in his last name is silent. So, it’s no surprise that he spells ‘Carignan’ … Continue reading →

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Thursdays With Maury

Posted on November 25, 2015 by intoxreport

Many years ago I pledged a troth never to write a Thanksgiving wine column unless one of two things happened:  Either I thought of a really bad pun or I found a really good wine. Merveille des merveilles, this year … Continue reading →

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Master-Level Wine Webinar? We’ll Burn That Bridge When We Come To It

Posted on March 6, 2013 by intoxreport

I just received a ‘last call’ e-card from the French saying ‘Wish you were here! —and for what you will pay for the Sud de France Master-Level Webinar Program, you might as well be.’ The deal is this: For a … Continue reading →

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Veni, Midi, Vici: ‘I Came, I Drank Malbec, No Concord’

Posted on January 12, 2013 by intoxreport

If you have to use ‘Wine X’ magazine as a reference for a column, chances are the inmates have taken over the asylum. Although I do get a kick out of the fact that said publication, once purporting to target … Continue reading →

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Bœuf Bourguignon, Languedoc-Roussillon-Style—On The Hoof

Posted on July 18, 2012 by intoxreport

Not saying that they are all simply crackers pastoral folk in Languedoc-Roussillon, that hillbilly heaven bucolic land in the south of France, but here is their recipe for Bœuf Bourguignon, one of the most beloved classical dishes of French culinary … Continue reading →

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