Wine with Leslie: Savouring the taste of southern France

My suggestions this week will all match richer cheeses and the cool but bright evenings.

Fri, 01 Mar, 2024 - 17:45

Leslie Williams

The brighter evenings and (slightly) warmer weather has had me thinking about southern France this past week.

I drank a bottle of Domaine Tempier Bandol with some slow-braised lamb and lots of Provençal herbs last weekend and I couldn’t help but conjure up images of the azure blue sea in that part of the world.

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