In 2019, I have left no galet roulé unturned. Terroir jokes aside, by Christmas I will have visited 40 appellations in the Southern Rhône. From big names like Châteauneuf-du-Pape, to tiny Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages such as Saint-Pantaléon-Les-Vignes, and calling in at esoteric satellite appellations such as Clairette de Bellegarde on the way – I’ve been everywhere!
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