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| Mourvedre grapes |
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| Vineyard of Mourvedre grapes. The Mourvèdre grape produces tannic wines that can be high in alcohol, and is most successful in Rhone-style blends, with a particular affinity for Grenache, softening it and giving it structure. It often has a wild, gamey or earthy flavour, with soft red fruit flavours. (Text courtesy of Wikipedia) |
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| Ambrose Dudley painting of Phocean Greeks defeating Cathaginians |
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| Domaine Bandol |
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| Greek plate depicting...yes, the serving of wine |
From pages 343-344 of the book: "I walked into a café on the rue September Fourth," he continued. "I sat down and ordered a bottle of wine. Romassan. I drank the entire bottle and ordered another. When I'd begun my third bottle, I could hear voices at a table in the corner. Men were watching me. They felt sorry for me. They said, Look, there's Ebert, drowning his sorrows in wine because his boy is dead. They said, Look, Ebert will drink away his pain. Notre frère boirá les afflictions du monde.
"But they were wrong," he said. "The fools. I was drinking because the wine was superb. The vintage was Mourvèdre. Its vines were carried over by the Phocean Greeks five centuries before Christ, you know. La balance! L'harmonie! La bouquet! All were...uplifting. I drank because it tasted good!"
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