The Vintage Caper (Sam Levitt Capers Book 1)

small taste of things to come.

Tourism makes an important contribution to the local economy and provides a living for many talented people—several cooks among them—who might otherwise have to look elsewhere to make ends meet. Let’s take, for example, the only two good restaurants Reichl was able to find in the whole of Provence: the Auberge de Noves and the Bistrot du Paradou. B

One of the changes that has taken place in the Luberon over the past few years has been an enormous improvement in the quality of the petits vins. Small local vineyards are producing better and better wine; perhaps not of the same weight and complexity as the big vintages of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but well made, easy to drink, and inexpensive.