Wines of Provence

Rosé wine – A Safe Business?

In Provence, there have recently been some very large acquisitions in the rosé wine industry. The most famous acquisitions are LVMH’s purchase of Château d’Esclans, Château Minuty, Château de Galoupet, Domaine des...

Emmanuel Macron already appointed!

But the presidential election is not until April? That is right, but President Macron has already received a fine award from La Revue du Vin de France (LaRVF), France’s leading and Europe’s...

No extra US taxes on French and Provence wines!

The 17-year-old dispute over government subsidies to the aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus led in October 2019 to US President Trump introducing 25% penalty taxes on e.g. French wines, duties estimated to...

Light in the tunnel for Provence’ wines but…!

The new US President Joe Biden has already made positive contributions to the wine trade between Europe and the USA! The background is the old dispute from 2004 about government subsidies to...

Notes from the Provence Wine World – The Success Story of the Rosé Wine and New Winery Owners

The Continued Success Story of the Rosé Wine Recent figures from the CIVP (Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence), which includes the three largest appellations and represents 96% of AOP’s wine production...

Corona – Distilling away French wine in stock?

It started so well – but what happened next! The harvest in Provence 2019 had a very good quality that gave wines with a good balance between acidity and fruit, i.e. healthy...

Trump makes Provence Look Even More to the East! – Update

Update 2020-02-23 On Valentine´s Day it was announced that the by US previously announced tax of 100% on European wines and spirits, and many other non-aircraft European products, will not apply as...

Trump makes Provence Look Even More to the East!

Provence has already increased its efforts to export more of its market-leading rosé wine to the Asian countries, the wine is perfectly suited to many spicy foods so it is an obvious...

For 25 years, I, Göran Boman, have been a member of “Munskänkarna”, the Swedish wine tasting and wine education association which is the world’s largest non-commercial wine association. During this time I have also during seven years chaired and been responsible for the education of all Munskänkar in my hometown of Västerås.

The origin of my Provence wine books is the essay I wrote when I took the highest course grade for the Munskänkarna, which for wine corresponds to a level higher than the Sommelier grade.