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So taste (and buy) we did…but first, a stroll around historic Avignon.</p>\n<p><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 960px; \"\n    >\n      <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 66.66666666666666%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); background-size: cover; display: block;\"\n  ></span>\n  <img\n        class=\"gatsby-resp-image-image\"\n        alt=\"Avignon\"\n        title=\"Avignon\"\n        src=\"/static/c577ef660690b24985561c37b81909b8/6a068/DSC_7353.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"/static/c577ef660690b24985561c37b81909b8/09b79/DSC_7353.jpg 240w,\n/static/c577ef660690b24985561c37b81909b8/7cc5e/DSC_7353.jpg 480w,\n/static/c577ef660690b24985561c37b81909b8/6a068/DSC_7353.jpg 960w,\n/static/c577ef660690b24985561c37b81909b8/644c5/DSC_7353.jpg 1440w,\n/static/c577ef660690b24985561c37b81909b8/0f98f/DSC_7353.jpg 1920w,\n/static/c577ef660690b24985561c37b81909b8/3acf0/DSC_7353.jpg 2000w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;vertical-align:middle;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n      />\n    </span></p>\n<p><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 960px; \"\n    >\n      <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 66.66666666666666%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); background-size: cover; display: block;\"\n  ></span>\n  <img\n        class=\"gatsby-resp-image-image\"\n        alt=\"Avignon\"\n        title=\"Avignon\"\n        src=\"/static/4456806f7d3dd254d43a529c7b8afb87/6a068/DSC_7363.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"/static/4456806f7d3dd254d43a529c7b8afb87/09b79/DSC_7363.jpg 240w,\n/static/4456806f7d3dd254d43a529c7b8afb87/7cc5e/DSC_7363.jpg 480w,\n/static/4456806f7d3dd254d43a529c7b8afb87/6a068/DSC_7363.jpg 960w,\n/static/4456806f7d3dd254d43a529c7b8afb87/644c5/DSC_7363.jpg 1440w,\n/static/4456806f7d3dd254d43a529c7b8afb87/0f98f/DSC_7363.jpg 1920w,\n/static/4456806f7d3dd254d43a529c7b8afb87/3acf0/DSC_7363.jpg 2000w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;vertical-align:middle;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n      />\n    </span></p>\n<p>Friends recommended the company <a href=\"www.time4provence.com/wine\">Time 4 Provence</a> and as soon as we met Gordana, it was easy to see why. She greeted us like old friends and her infectious enthusiasm for wine, the Provence and France soon rubbed off on every member of our group.</p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th></th>\n<th></th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 960px; \"\n    >\n      <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 66.66666666666666%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); background-size: cover; display: block;\"\n  ></span>\n  <img\n        class=\"gatsby-resp-image-image\"\n        alt=\"Avignon\"\n        title=\"Avignon\"\n        src=\"/static/f56393d8e2df15f2324fc11bd73921aa/6a068/DSC_7371.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"/static/f56393d8e2df15f2324fc11bd73921aa/09b79/DSC_7371.jpg 240w,\n/static/f56393d8e2df15f2324fc11bd73921aa/7cc5e/DSC_7371.jpg 480w,\n/static/f56393d8e2df15f2324fc11bd73921aa/6a068/DSC_7371.jpg 960w,\n/static/f56393d8e2df15f2324fc11bd73921aa/644c5/DSC_7371.jpg 1440w,\n/static/f56393d8e2df15f2324fc11bd73921aa/0f98f/DSC_7371.jpg 1920w,\n/static/f56393d8e2df15f2324fc11bd73921aa/3acf0/DSC_7371.jpg 2000w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;vertical-align:middle;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n      />\n    </span></td>\n<td><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 960px; \"\n    >\n      <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 66.66666666666666%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); background-size: cover; display: block;\"\n  ></span>\n  <img\n        class=\"gatsby-resp-image-image\"\n        alt=\"Avignon\"\n        title=\"Avignon\"\n        src=\"/static/3a142b53d1530cb4c937cc056680a45a/6a068/DSC_7374.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"/static/3a142b53d1530cb4c937cc056680a45a/09b79/DSC_7374.jpg 240w,\n/static/3a142b53d1530cb4c937cc056680a45a/7cc5e/DSC_7374.jpg 480w,\n/static/3a142b53d1530cb4c937cc056680a45a/6a068/DSC_7374.jpg 960w,\n/static/3a142b53d1530cb4c937cc056680a45a/644c5/DSC_7374.jpg 1440w,\n/static/3a142b53d1530cb4c937cc056680a45a/0f98f/DSC_7374.jpg 1920w,\n/static/3a142b53d1530cb4c937cc056680a45a/3acf0/DSC_7374.jpg 2000w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;vertical-align:middle;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n      />\n    </span></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>We visited 3 vineyards: Chateauneuf du Pape, Gigondas and Vacqueyras, all the while expanding our tasting horizons. Not usually fans of red, we were soon re-educated and promptly agreed that contemporary (rather than traditional) red is quite delightful.</p>\n<p><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 960px; \"\n    >\n      <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 66.66666666666666%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); background-size: cover; display: block;\"\n  ></span>\n  <img\n        class=\"gatsby-resp-image-image\"\n        alt=\"Avignon\"\n        title=\"Avignon\"\n        src=\"/static/58ed21b9a4631362c0f7785ac2baf9f8/6a068/DSC_7380.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"/static/58ed21b9a4631362c0f7785ac2baf9f8/09b79/DSC_7380.jpg 240w,\n/static/58ed21b9a4631362c0f7785ac2baf9f8/7cc5e/DSC_7380.jpg 480w,\n/static/58ed21b9a4631362c0f7785ac2baf9f8/6a068/DSC_7380.jpg 960w,\n/static/58ed21b9a4631362c0f7785ac2baf9f8/644c5/DSC_7380.jpg 1440w,\n/static/58ed21b9a4631362c0f7785ac2baf9f8/0f98f/DSC_7380.jpg 1920w,\n/static/58ed21b9a4631362c0f7785ac2baf9f8/3acf0/DSC_7380.jpg 2000w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;vertical-align:middle;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n      />\n    </span></p>\n<p>We left with 3 bottles: 2 red and 1 white. 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Did you know that Chateauneuf du Pape is famous for its use of the hot stones under the vines? 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We did the half day wine tour starting at 2.30pm. This gave us the perfect amount of time for some Avignon exploring and a light lunch beforehand.</li>\n<li>We parked the car at <a href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/kK1VCzEhMXR2\">‘Parking des Italiens’</a>, a useful and free park and ride a couple of bus stops out of the city centre.</li>\n</ul>","frontmatter":{"title":"Wine-tasting in Provence","date":"July 2018","country":"France","region":"Provence","heroImage":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.5015015015015014,"src":"/static/2510463008bd2f9013b7f3af988003b8/a41d1/DSC_7384.jpg","srcSet":"/static/2510463008bd2f9013b7f3af988003b8/0f3a1/DSC_7384.jpg 500w,\n/static/2510463008bd2f9013b7f3af988003b8/a7715/DSC_7384.jpg 1000w,\n/static/2510463008bd2f9013b7f3af988003b8/a41d1/DSC_7384.jpg 2000w","sizes":"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px"}}},"heroImagePosition":"center"}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/provence-wine-tasting/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/temperate-house-kew/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Kew Temperate House","region":"London","country":"United Kingdom"}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/life-en-mars/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Life En Mars","region":"Provence","country":"France"}}}},"staticQueryHashes":["3827489076"]}