One evening I was rummaging about the cellar and stumbled upon this wine from Sainte Croix in the Corbières AOC of Languedoc, France. It admittedly had been there for awhile as I’d come into possession of it as the winemaker, Jon Bowen, had come down with two other fellows, interestingly both named some variation of “John” (including this one) from nearby appellations to set up a stand at the Nit de les Carinyenes, the yearly celebration of all wines Carignan in Porrera, Priorat. After a very Carignan-fueled evening at my […]

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