Roussillon's sweet wines – cooler than you think
Thursday 15 February 2024

A mouth-watering reminder to drink more vins doux naturels, whether fresh and fruity, aged and nutty, or on the dry side in a Rancio Sec.
It’s 11 in the morning on a crisp, late-spring day. The trees are naked but if you lean in close, you can see how fat the lime-green, furry buds are; like small kids just begging to burst out the door and explode, given the get-go. The forsythia blossoms, on their austere and monkishly lean, dark branches are big loud yellow against the impossibly blue sky.
We get out of the car and there are the...
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