High Life

[INDULGE] 今年，法国五月美食荟迎来了十周年志庆，并以法国东南部的普 罗旺斯 - 阿尔卑斯 - 蔚蓝海岸大区为主轴。五月至八月间，港澳 地区众多酒店及餐厅将重点呈献该地区的美食佳酿。 Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Le French GourMay features Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur as the official theme region. From May to August, numerous restaurants and hotels in Hong Kong and Macau are showcasing the culinary traditions and wines of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. 普 罗旺斯位处法国东南部，即地中海西北部「拉丁圆拱」海岸线北端，享有 典型的地中海气候，夏季温暖而冬季温和。普罗旺斯乃法国气候最干燥的 地区之一，故葡萄园受真菌侵扰的几率极低。由于自然环境得天独厚，最近数十 年间，普罗旺斯已发展成有机葡萄酒重镇。普罗旺斯拥有逾20,000公顷的葡萄 园，种植面积与德国第二大产酒区普法尔茨相若，且大多位于距离地中海海岸线 不足50公里的滨海地区。海水具有调节陆上温度的作用，对欧洲南部尤为重要。 地中海地区的风向传统上分为八个方位，全以富含诗情画意的拉丁系词语命名。 北风称为「密史脱拉风」（意指「强大」），是平衡当地高温的关键。 普罗旺斯闻名遐迩的气候环境，自古以来便吸引着人类文明，尤其在古典时 代。公元前600年前后，来自伊奥尼亚地区城邦福西亚的古希腊人，建立了殖民 地兼港口城市马西利亚（即今天的马赛），旋即将葡萄种植及葡萄酒酿制技术引 入该地区。公元前121年前后，古罗马人完全占领了该地区，并将之命名为纳尔 波高卢行省，首府为纳尔波马尔提乌斯（即今天的纳博讷）。当时，罗马共和国 刚在第三次布匿战争中，彻底摧毁了日薄西山的海上强权迦太基，并在数十年后 迎来了一代枭雄盖乌斯·尤利乌斯·凯撒。 S ituated in south-eastern France and indeed at the northern tip of the Latin Arch, ProvenceenjoysaquintessentiallyMediterraneanclimatecharacterized by a warm summer and mild winter. Amongst the driest and sunniest in France, this region blissfully faces negligible threat from fungal diseases and has hence become a hotbed of organic viticulture and winemaking in recent decades. The vast majority of Provence’s approximately 20,000 hectares of vineyards are located no more than 50 kilometers away from the Mediterranean coast, whereas any excessive sunshine is mitigated by the mistral. Such favorable climate was a major pull factor to ancient civilizations. Having founded Massilia, modern day Marseille, as a colony and maritime trading post in around 600 BC, the Greeks wasted no time introducing viticulture and winemaking to the region. With Carthaginian peace confirmed and just decades before the birth of Gaius Julius Caesar, in late 2nd century BC the Romans fully occupied the region and established the province of Gallia Narbonensis, modern-day Narbonne, which was named after Narbo Martius.