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LE GOGUETTE
two hours, so we had just enough time Unlike, the two previous wineries, Bu- Some of our amazing lunch dishes at La
to visit our final winery of the day, Do- nan is a baby, and a beautiful one at that, Goguette, a tiny but charming restaurant that
maines Bunan. Unlike our previous founded in 1961 by Paul and Pierre Bu- seats 16, owned and opperated by Chef Max-
stops this winery operation was de- nan, who had emigrated from Algeria. ime D’Orio and his wife Stephanie who almost
signed to host a lot of visitors – it would They fell in love with the land in Bandol single handedly runs the front of the house.
have been at home in the best of Califor- region, and managed to scrape together
nia wine countries. enough to buy it.
After Michael took us on a tour of the Paul’s daughter Françoise is in charge
large modern wine making facility and of the communications and public rela-
a quick taste of rose wine out of a gi- tions and Pierre’s daughter Claire, is a
ant two-story stainless steel tanks, we budding wine marketer and has and has
made our way through the well tended developed sophisticated social market-
beautiful gardens to the tasting room ing strategies including a multimedia
where we met our hosts Françoise and tour app for touring the winery.
Claire Bunan.
Claire and Françoise represent the new
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