2019 Famille Perrin Cotes du Rhone Reserve

The gift of wine… and a gift of wine. When I learned in December that the Winophiles prompt for January 2024 was French wines received as a gift, I rolled my eyes: no one other than Sue gives me wine. And when Sue gives me wine, it’s from wineries she’s visited that she wants me to know about, and I usually tuck them away so we can write about them later.  

So instead I thought I’d write about the abstract idea of the gift of wine, and since the Winophiles prompt and my birthday line up with Cassoulet Day, and I already had three samples of Côtes du Rhône waiting for tasting, I figured we were covered; link here to that article. Scroll down to see links to posts from other participants. 

Then came Christmas. Continue reading →