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Mary Dowey

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Decanter Magazine, Wine Writer

Mary Dowey is a food, wine and travel writer, based in Dublin, with 20 years’ experience. She has written for the Irish Times for over a decade and is wine editor of The Gloss magazine. She also has her own blog, ProvenceFoodandWine.com, fuelled by her frequent gastronomic tours of the region.

Decanter travel guide: Luberon, France

With its pretty hilltop towns to please walkers, and superb food and wine for gourmands, ‘Peter Mayle country’ is still as enticing as ever...

Southern Rhône: the next generation

By Mary Dowey Last updated 12 May 20
Sherry wine: The Comeback

Sherry producers are determined to win back lost customers with clearer labelling, better marketing – and some truly great sherries – writes MARY DOWEY

By Mary Dowey Last updated 27 April 20
Decanter travel guide to Southern Rhone

Had enough of the UK winter? Mary Dowey suggests a visit to the dramatically rugged landscapes of the southern Rhône, beautiful at any time of year

By Mary Dowey Last updated 28 July 19
Decanter travel guide: Provence, France

Read the full travel guide to Provence, including the best wineries to visit, plus top places to stay, eat, shop and relax...

By Mary Dowey Last updated 2 August 18
Decanter travel guide: Cassis & Bandol, Provence

Stunning coastline, great wines, superb gastronomy, protected national parks...

By Mary Dowey Last updated 2 August 18
Decanter travel guide: Ventoux, France

By Mary Dowey Last updated 15 April 16

Ventoux: Hotels, restaurants and shops

By Mary Dowey Last updated 27 January 16
Spend 24 hours in Ventoux

By Mary Dowey Last updated 21 January 16
Australian Riesling: Better than Old World?

The best Riesling in the world? South Australia delivers a style that the northern hemisphere just cannot match, argues MARY DOWEY. The only question is whether Clare or Eden is king…

By Mary Dowey Last updated 12 August 15
Southern Rhone Gourmet Tour

The Southern Rhône isn’t just about Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It also offers a gourmet paradise around the towering Mont Ventoux, says Mary Dowey

By Mary Dowey Last updated 12 August 15
A Rhone eco – tour

MARY DOWEY goes green on a cycling trip through the Côtes du Rhône, visiting producers who have adopted biodynamic and organic methods

By Mary Dowey Last updated 3 June 15