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Red Cote Du Rhone Apron with Bottled Laughter: Dress of the Day 137

 


Angela Lansbury, the English writer, is wearing a red Cotes Du Phone apron which has an adjustable neck strap and two large front pockets. the black slip with lace front hem is from Marks and Spencers. The green silk long-sleeved top is from Patra in the UK (not the USA Patra which sells evening clothes.) The large yellow waterproof gloves are from most supermarkets in the UK. 

The Shoes - What About the shoes!
One of my Facebook fans loves my shoes and always comments.

The red shoes are flat, narrow round-toed 'shoes resembling 'court shoes'. However, the shoes are kept on by a strap decorated with a flower. On closer inspection they have an elastic in the middle, hidden by the rose on top. the rose has a red leaf either side.

The inside label says obermater echter leder which is German for outside real leather.

The one item you can buy now and copy is the red cowgirl hat. I have seen it offered by several suppliers on Ebay. The cheapest is from China with free postage. But delivery  are not in China, and not paying for postage, can take longer Since I was travelling I wanted to be sure it reached the right address before I moved on. If you are in the UK,for a little more money on the postage, still under ten pounds for the item and the postage, you can order from the UK and get delivery in under a week.




Côtes-du-Rhône Villages AOC

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Côtes-du-Rhône Villages AOC
Wine region
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Official nameCôtes-du-Rhône Villages AOC
TypeAppellation d'origine contrôlée
CountryFrance
Part ofRhône Valley
Climate regionmediterranean
Soil conditionsargilo-calcaireous, heavily pebbled
Size of planted vineyards7,698 ha incl. named villages
Wine producedred, white, rosé
Comments2005 data

Côtes-du-Rhône Villages is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the southern Rhône wine region of France. Red, white and rosé wine are all produced within the appellation. The quality is superior to the generic Côtes-du-Rhône AOC, but below more specific appellations such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC and Vacqueyras AOC. Côtes-du-Rhône Villages is the second largest appellation in the Rhône, only surpassed in size by Côtes-du-Rhône AOC.[1]

History[edit]

Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages was established as AOC in 1966-1967 though drafts originated from as early as 1953. Five communes stood out, Cairanne, Gigondas (both now appellations in themselves), Chusclan, Laudun and Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues. These communes or villages were allowed to put their name on the label in exchange of submitting to a number of regulations, such as a minimum alcohol level (12.5%). In 1955 Vacqueyras was accepted in the small group and two years later, Vinsobres. The inspiration for the appellation was found in Beaujolais, which also has a village-level of wine. Since, the appellation has expanded to almost 10,000 hectares, half of which can add the name of the village to the label. The other half can distinguish themselves from Côtes-du-Rhône by merely adding the "village".[2]

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