Uncovering French Connection - Costières de Nîmes Rouge & Blanc

Winemaker, Nick Butler, lets you into a little secret - the wines from Costières de Nîmes. He describes the southern French region and explains the grape varieties and what to expect from the finished results.



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French Connection... with food

We firmly believe that the enjoyment of food and wine is all about personal taste and no one should worry a jot if their own tastes don't seem to conform to any rules.

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Know your limits

Wine is a wonderful product that should be treasured and enjoyed – but drinking responsibly is also important.
At French Connection wines we support freedom of choice, but we also believe in that choice being informed by relevant information and education. There are many useful sites where you can find the information you need and http://units.nhs.uk/ and www.drinkaware.co.uk are excellent starting points. Please enjoy responsibly.

Other French connections

Grape Buster

One of the scary bits about choosing French wine is simply not understanding what's in the bottle when it come to wines from those wonderful classic regions - known technically as wines produced under the famous French 'AOC' system (or Appellation d’origine Contrôlée ). In this section we'll tell you the grape varieties used in our French Connection Classics range so you have that extra little bit of knowledge to help you make your choice and understand much better what you're drinking.

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