Côtes du Rhône with Spring Lamb

Sasha gives us a wine geography lesson we won't soon forget, evoking the dark and brawny Clive Owen and the smoother, friendlier George Clooney to explain the difference between the wines of the two subregions of the Rhône River Valley. The wine she recommends this week to match with Your Best Spring Lamb falls squarely in the manly camp of Clive -- an intense, meaty Jean-Louis Chave Côtes du Rhône "Mon Coeur" that won't wilt against the bold flavor of lamb. 

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Sasha Smith writes about wine and food on her website, spinthebottleny. In her spare time, she is the Executive Director of a New York based media company.