Zacharkiw: France's Roussillon is the bridge to Old World wines

I was recently asked by a person who exclusively drinks New World wines where to start when trying European wines. While there’s no lack of choice, I suggested France’s Roussillon.
It’s the most southern of France’s southern regions, a small area nestled between the western coast of the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees mountain range, not far from the Spanish border. Most of the inhabitants do not identify as either French or Spanish; rather, they are Catalan. And their win