Since I mentioned Picpoul in a previous post and the weather for a light refreshing drink outside on the deck kind of wine has come surprisingly early, I thought I might let you know what the heck a picpoul is. First thing, the name means "lip stinger" in french which obviously refers to to the acidic nature of the grape. Also, just as obviously since this is France we are talking about such a name must be applied to more than one grape. Yeah, that's right, there is more than one grape growing in France with the name Picpoul or Piquepoul or whatever. How can you tell the difference? Well, you can be French and if that doesn't work you can try being American. And why does being American help? Because the only Picpoul you are likely to come across in the U.S. is Picpoul De Pinet from the Coteaux Du Languedoc. The light-crisp-slightly-citrusy-reasonably-low-alcohol-so when-the-entire-bottle-disappears-in-fifteen-minutes-you-haven't-done-anything-stupid-warm-weather-wine that is one of my all time favorites. Anyway, here's fun game the winery of the Picpoul pictured is "Hugues Beaulieu" try and find the name of the winery on the label--good luck (I hate traditional French wine labels).
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