November 2025
Q4 is upon us, and that’s news to me. I thought we were more of a dollar in, dollar out, small business utopian type of enterprise, but apparently we’re “capitalists” and “the wonky markets” have our “shareholders jumping ship”, which means I have to “break sales records” or it’s “my ass”. My job insecurity is your gain, because I decided to feature these two gems from the Languedoc-Roussillon.
Located in Southwest France bordering the Mediterranean, Languedoc-Roussillon is among the largest winemaking regions in France and is known for producing affordable dry table wines categorized as Pays d’Oc. If you have ever spent three Euros on a great glass of wine at a Parisian café, chances are you have had a Pays d’Oc. The red is 100% Pinot Noir: silky, medium-bodied, with flavors of bright red fruit. The white is 100% Chardonnay, but it’s not buttery like the stereotypical domestic Chard: it’s dry and textured, with balanced acidity and notes of citrus and honeysuckle. Both wines would fit great with Thanksgiving dinner, and at a price point you can justify spending on even your lower-tier relatives. But please, don’t just buy it for yourself: do it for me. Save my job. Keep me out of the Wells Fargo parking lot for one more quarter. |
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