Bocksbeutel

January 17, 2021

The flagon-shaped, rounded, and flattened bottle used for the wines of Germany’s Franken region. It is also used for some Portuguese wines, in particular rosés.

Bandol, an appellation in Provence, France, is famous for red wine made from at least 50% of this grape.

A. Merlot

B. Macabeo

C. Malbec

D. Mourvèdre

While much of Provence is famous for its rosé, Bandol is famous for its deep, spicy, structured reds that must be a minimum of 50% mourvèdre. In other parts of the world, mourvèdre is known as monastrell (in Spain) and mataró (in Portugal and parts of the New World).

“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.”

—F. Scott Fitzgerald

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