If the name of this picturesque corner of southwest France conjures up the rustic ‘black wines’ of tradition, then look again: times have been changing, and wine styles with them, in the homeland of Malbec

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The Canal du Rhône au Rhin stretches 237km through the east of France, but we had decided to spend a leisurely trip travelling just 55km, following the River Doubs between the cities of Dole and Besan

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