Collioure Wine

• November 2016

  I spent a week in Catalonia close to Collioure a few years ago. A really beautiful part of the world. I recall drinking my first glass of Banyuls in a cafe overlooking the sea in the town of Banyuls itself Read More

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• November 2016

  It's from SW France pretty much Catalonia. Good oysters on that ... ... portside cafes in towns like Collioure consuming the oysters and anchovies and picpoul and local veggies and bread. The kind of locales artists like Picasso spent a lot of time in due to their special light in that region.Damn, wish I were there now. Started snowing yester... Read More

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• October 2016

  Hope you enjoy your trip. There are some nice wines to be had in north-east ... ... France.I have been to Collioure and Banyuls in the French side of Catalon Read More

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• May 2016

  I kinda like "I will positively reconstruct the nature of my ... in such ... in such beautiful places as Collioure and Bandol, of course. I've done similarly in Campania, too. Thailand and Goa, not quite the same. Read More

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• May 2016

  I've taken the liberty of posting a portion of Kermit Lynch's most ... ... ... of my blood in Narbonne, Collioure, and Bandol. Most intelligent people recall the established scientific victory of the Mediterranean diet over half a dozen others. The eƒect of the south is immediate. Once while writing for a week at the splendid Hotel Nord Pinus ... Read More

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• August 2014

  Greetings to all from sunny Languedoc, thanks for taking the time to resond, I ... ... at the coastal sites of Collioure and Banyuls (although both are very pretty and steeped in history, as well as wine). I spent a very pleasant week driving around the Thuir area last year, visiting wineries and the fascinating town of Thuir itself, where th... Read More

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  November 2013

  Domaine la Tour Vieille Collioure Cuvee Puig Oriol 1993

  Snoothrank:

  I bought this wine from the website www.bidforwine.co.uk/auctions/show/44980 ... £31 for three bottles. The Collioure AOC was created in 1971,although wine production here goes back to before the Romans, for red, white and rose wines produced in the area around the small town of that name between Perpignan and the Spanish border on the Medite... Read More

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• October 2013

  Thanks, indeed I already explored some great European vineyards and wineries. ... I visited include Banyuls, Collioure and some vineyards in the Cotes du Roussillon Villages region.Off course the famous wine regions are great, but I prefer the modest regions that have great wines, like Languedoc-Roussillon & Puglia. Off course new world wines ... Read More

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• July 2013

   27th July 2013, Ormond Hall, St Kilda RdIt is well-evident that there is ... there is ... Blanc 2011, Collioure, FranceRRP$45. The Collioure AOC is situated in the Roussillon wine region of France. It’s a 60/30/10 blend of Grenache Gris, Roussanne and Rolle (aka Vermentino) fermented in old French barriques with wild yeast. Soft floral scent... Read More

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  February 2012

  Domaine de la Rectorie Collioure la Coume Pascole 2003

  Snoothrank:

  I found this bottle of wine when I visited Amphora Wines [www.amphora-wines.co.uk] to collect another wine that I had agreed to buy over the internet.At £17.50 it was expensive and probably overpriced but I remembered my trip a few years ago to that part of the South of France [between Perpignan and the Spanish border] with great pleasure,Domain... Read More

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