I turn left off the blacktop road that leads south out of the pretty medieval village of La Cadière d’Azure in Bandol, and start into the hills. The road climbs and twists, getting rougher and more ...
The French south coast between Toulon and Marseille is not only incredibly beautiful but also home to some of the best wines in Provence, both red and white. Here, in the small appellation of Bandol, ...
No, not the sunny, pastel Provence with lavender in the air, anchovies on the plate and rosé in the glass. This is the Provence of Bandol, a structured, sometimes ferocious, age-worthy red wine that ...
It’s fair to say that no wines anywhere resemble the red wines of Bandol. Superficial kinships, perhaps, are easy to come by. Both Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Bandol, for example, may radiate a sense of ...
No, not the sunny, pastel Provence with lavender in the air, anchovies on the plate and rosé in the glass. This is the Provence of Bandol, a structured, sometimes ferocious, age-worthy red wine that ...
Mon-Fri 10 am-3 pm. It's quite a trick for a restaurant to be open only for lunch. In a slim couple of hours you have to feed a whole day's worth of customers--and usually, you don't have the benefit ...
I discovered this little Mediterranean resort when I came to Marseilles during the 1998 World Cup. A friend recommended Bandol as a bolt-hole after the frenzy of the football-crazy city, and I ...
Niçoise and Provencal cooking is at the heart of this swanky but relaxed eatery, which takes its name from one of the area’s most prestigious wine appellations. It’s aim is to bring a slice of the ...