Our wine scribe Jim Walker and his wife Hélène have been visiting Provence and other areas of southern France at least annually (except for the last two plague-infested anni horribiles) for more […]
WINING AND DINING GRACEFULLY IN SOUTHERN FRANCE
THAT CHÂTEAU IN THE LUBERON
Our wine scribe Jim Walker’s wife Hélène needed a new base for her popular O! France Tours de Provence. She found just what she was looking for – a château in the […]
THAT BASTIDE NEAR CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
Jim discovers a charming manor house as a base for wine explorations in Provence.
THAT WRETCHED CORK!
Jim describes the problem with wine corks.
THAT WINERY NEAR AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Discovering Château Beauferan and their outstanding wines.
THE FARAUD SISTERS AND THEIR GORGEOUS GIGONDAS
More and more women are successfully taking control of wineries around the world. Such is the case at Domaine du Cayron. The difference, as our wine scribe Jim Walker discovered, is that […]
SUSSING OUT THE SUCCULENT SOUTHERN RHÔNES
As many of you know, our wine scribe Jim Walker operates Arthur’s Cellar Wine Club and imports wine from France’s southern Rhône region into Ontario. He, along with his wife and vinous […]
THAT OTHER CHÂTEAU IN CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
You can’t miss it as you motor along D17 towards the storied town of Châteauneuf-du-Pape — the neo-gothic castle looming high on the hill to the right, standing guard over countless rows […]
EULOGY FOR A WINERY
Being in the wine business provides one with the opportunity to enjoy some very, very good bottles. But, as our wine correspondent Jim Walker reports, better still, it gives one the chance […]
A VINOUS MONTH IN PROVENCE
A delicious month spent in Provence tasting wines from the splendid 2015 and 2016 Southern Rhône vintages: talk about being in wine wonderland!
Gentlemans Portion 