{"id":3414,"date":"2026-03-10T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2026-pieter60\/wine-not\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:40:00","slug":"wine-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2026-pieter60\/wine-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Todays exploration took us to the Bondol wine region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first stop was at the Domaine de Fregate wine cellars to learn more about the wines here, and have a tasting, of course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have been making wines here for about 25 centuries and this is one of the oldest AOC\u2019s (Controlled Area of Origin) in France. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was fascinating to learn how strict they are about the AOC certification. It even specifies how many vines you can have on a root (2), and how many bunches of grapes you can have per vine. (Max 6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there we went to the tiny little medieval village of Le Castellet perched on a cliff. The village itself was so picturesque and the views of the surrounding countryside breathtaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1285-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1285\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Good morning Marseille!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1286-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1286\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winery on top of the slope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1287-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1287\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1288-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1288\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1289-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1289\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1290-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1290\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The different varietals from the Bondol area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1291-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1291\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1292-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1292\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1293-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1293\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The city gate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1294-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1294\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The location that was used in a French movie by Pagnol from 1932, called <em>La Femme du Boulanger. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1295-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1295\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1296-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1296\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Were the front arch curves into the ceiling, you can see the (now closed) window from where the ruler of the village would attend service since they could not mix with the commoners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1297-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1297\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The views from up here are breathtaking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1298-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1298\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1299-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1299\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This restaurant uses old gondola carriages as little eating rooms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1300-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1300\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1301-wine-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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Alexander Dumas was living in Marseille for part of the time while he was working on the story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todays exploration took us to the Bondol wine region. The first stop was at the Domaine de Fregate wine cellars to learn more about the wines here, and have a tasting, of course. 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