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Chateauneuf du Pape. It's a catchy name that rings a bell. Some sort of wine? That's it. And perhaps the name is on more lips than usual now that the current Pope himself, Benedict XVI, is among us.
Any excuse to try a new wine, I always say - and especially one as glorious as this, from the southern reaches of France's Rhone Valley, where the papal vineyards were established 700 years ago.See the full content of this document
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From the Cellar with Ned Halley
The need for the "Pope's new castle" as Chateauneuf du Pape literally translates, arose in a previous time of troubles for the Roman Catholic Church, the religious wars which prompted French pontiff Clement V, elect...
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