Who’s up for some gorgeous red wines with French verve and personality? The French #Winophiles are taking a trip to Rasteau this month. Each blogger has tried, tasted and probably paired a selection of Rasteau wines with some delectable dish and now we invite everyone to join us on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. Central time on Twitter to talk about Rasteau wines. Just search for #winophiles and you will find us.

Rasteau was named an AOC (Appellation Originale Controlée) in 2010, after spending decades as a Côtes du Rhone Village within the greater Côtes du Rhone appellation (since 1966). The region’s wines are almost all red (96 percent) and Grenache is the king of the hill, and its best friends are Syrah and Mourvedre.

I’d like to thank Michelle Williams at Rockin Red Blog for helping secure samples from Rhône Valley Vineyards for some participants. Here’s what we can look forward to on Saturday:

Cathie from Side Hustle Wino “Getting to Know the Wines of Rasteau”

Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Cam shares “A Birthday Tradition + Side-by-Side Sips of Domaine de Verquière Rasteau”

David from Cooking Chat Food writes about “Chicken Lentil Stew and Rhône Wine from Rasteau”

Deanna from Asian Test Kitchen tells us how to “Become a Rasteau—farian”

Gwendolyn from Wine Predator says “Go Grenache, Go Rasteau”

Jane from Always Ravenous writes about “Flavors of Provence Paired with Rhône Rasteau Wines”

Jeff from Food Wine Click explains “Rasteau and the Côtes du Rhône Quality Pyramid”

Kat from The Corkscrew Concierge explains how she is “Expanding My Rhône Valley Palate with Rasteau Wine”

Linda from My Full Wine Glass writes about “Basking in the Glow of Rasteau”

Liz from What’s in That Bottle says, “You Like Big Reds? Get to Know the Wines of Rasteau”

Lynn from Savor the Harvest writes about “Rhone Valley Rasteau Cru – A New Generation Wine with Duck Confit”

Martin from Enofylz writes about “Getting To Know Rasteau”

Nicole from Somm’s Table shares “Five Nights of Rasteau”

Payal from Keep the Peas writes about “Rasteau: Not So Rustic in the Southern Rhone”

Pinny from Chinese Food & Wine Pairings writes about “One Rabbit, Two Turkey Drumsticks and Four Rasteau Wines”

Robin from Crushed Grape Chronicles writes about “Fall, Thanksgiving and the Flavors of Rasteau”

Rupal from Syrah Queen writes, “Rasteau –  Exploring The Gems of Southern Rhone”

Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm shares “A German-Style Shepherds Pie with French Rasteau”