Clos Sainte Magdeleine, Cassis Blanc, Provence, France 2019 women-winemaker Dow’s Vintage Ports are only

Dow’s Vintage Ports are only produced in years of exceptional quality and represent only a very small part of the total company’s production in that year

the 2022 vintage has a dark pink hue akin to an Italian Rosato

80% of the vines are planted on hills on siliceous-clay very stony but not very deep soil

The Hugel Classic Pinot Gris is rich and full but still dry

Clos Sainte Magdeleine, Cassis Blanc, Provence, France 2019 women-winemaker Dow’s Vintage Ports are only40% Marsanne, 30% Ugni blanc, 25% Clairette, 5% Bourboulenc This fennel and sea salt inflected Cassis sets the standard for Mediterranean whites. Here is the wine to enhance seafood and shellfish, or to be enjoyed as an apritif on a typical warm seaside evening. It goes particularly well with Roquefort and goat cheese, and tastes as good on the Pacific as it does on the Mediterranean. The ancient and historically important fishing village of Cassis is