It's a New Year, and in keeping with our experiments of New Things, i.e., new wines: let's move a little farther South to the Southern Rhone. Now these are the wines you may have already met when randomly shopping at the grocery store. Some of these wines are readily available and friendly on the budget. Definitely a good thing in January! We'll start with Chateaunuf du Pape, the northern most Southern Rhone, and travel all the way Beaumes du Venise, just briefly. We'll spend time discussing the easy to find and drink Cote du Rhone and Cote du Rhone Villages. We'll also mention some of my per
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