kerouac,

You may find Mas Sainte Berthe Passe- Rose there locally in Avignon...it is from Les Baux....one of my favorites.

ooo-hh, bookmarking. If you end up buying some down by Avignon, kerouac, please do advise where you found it, what you ended up buying and how much it cost -- oh, and what you think of it upon consumption.:* Merci d'avance.

Rosé wine from the Var is also particularly good especially from Vidauban eg Chateau d'Astros and Chateau St Julien d'aille

I think Tavel may have been what I was slurping at the New Ground restaurant in Avignon. Still can't believe how wonderful it was on a hot summer night.

My friend in Provence has this huge bottle covered in Straw and goes to a vineyard to have it filled than she transfers it to her old wine bottles.

<i>My friend in Provence has this huge bottle covered in Straw and goes to a vineyard to have it filled than she transfers it to her old wine bottles.</i>

Frankly, you might as well buy Franzia.

no way, the wine is excellent, and it's a well known vineyard. Her son is in the business.

<i>no way, the wine is excellent, and it's a well known vineyard. Her son is in the business.</i>

So? Franzia is a well-known company too and they are in the business. Bulk wine is bulk wine. I just don't understand why people think that there is some magical, ultra-cheap wine out there, if only you pour it into the bottle yourself. It doesn't exist. Oh, you might get lucky once or twice, but the conditions of sale people are describing are pretty much a guarantee of poor wine.

Wines that are meant to be drunk young can probably be purchased from the producer in bulk. There are decent wines in France that are sold in 5 liter cartons. Careful aging is not expected.

I love Mas de la Dame rosé from just outside Les Baux.

<i>There are decent wines in France that are sold in 5 liter cartons. Careful aging is not expected.</i>

The bag in box packaging is designed for wine and works well for wines not intended for aging.

Transferring wine from vat/tank to bottle to bottle under questionable conditions, however, is a recipe for oxidization and oxidization is a concern for any wines you intend to hold for more than a couple of days.

The local wine dealer also sells three or four wines from bulk containers, transferring the wine to 5 liter jugs provided my him.

ooh I am so jealous it is hard for us to by French Rose wine here in Oz, consistantly. I'm always checking out wine shops for varieties.

We tasted some great Rose wines on our trip to France last year and SO cheap...........

Great thread, thanks.