Lunch at La Platane

Another Holga picture.

Sylla box, Rue Cilly

I mentioned, a few posts below, that Sylla wines punched above their weight. We bought this as our house wine. It's the equivalent of 4 bottles and never gets air in it so it keeps perfectly. Always nice when all you want is a glass.

First tractor of the Vendange, Sylla, Apt

We walked the Apt bike path at least 6 times during this stay. This is from a bridge overlooking the business side of Sylla, the big wine cooperative in Apt. They make lovely wines, many of them Roses but very good whites and reds. As far as we could see, this was the first farmer dropping off a load of grapes. There were many more in the ensuing walks.

Sylla, Apt The romance of wine.

For wine lovers there is the lovely image of grapes lovingly grown and then carefully picked, crushed, put in large wooden barrels to age to the peak of flavor and bottled. Here in Sylla, a wine co-op in Apt, there is a wonderful little restaurant and showroom with backlit bottles of their numerous wines. This is a little room to the side where locals come with three or five liter jugs and fill up from a hose coming out of a wall. Same good wine but a little less elegant.

Domaine de Mayol, Royal's, Apt

One of my favorite roses in all of Provence. Full of fruit, goes with any food.

Country pate with marmalade and grilled salmon with aioli, Royals Club, Apt

 A new discovery this trip, The Royals Club, a nice little bistro in the open area in Apt. Just delicious! The roses from the Sylla wine co-op are lovely.