Wine: Ventoux and Luberon present a cooler side of Rhône

Last week I wrote about the Costières de Nîmes. While the French appellation is technically part of the Côtes du Rhône region, I found that wines from the southern part shared more characteristics of those from the neighbouring Languedoc. It’s a great lesson in terroir, and how different soils and climate can give the same blend of grapes a distinctive character.
While I was touring the southern Rhône a few weeks ago, I also visited two of its other appellati