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Domaine Ligier Arbois Trousseau 2023

Domaine Ligier Arbois Trousseau
Varietal: Trousseau
Region: Jura, France
Year: 2023
Price: ~$28
Importer: Avanelle Wine. Co

Growing up in Southern California, I treat our rare rainy days like how people on the east coast treat the first new days of sunshine. Except while they skip work for picnics in a park, I invoke Rain Law— no leaving the house (too dangerous, no one here knows how to drive in the rain) and a very strict dress code of pajamas, faded lounge wear, or fashionable sweatsuits from a few seasons ago that have lost all shape. Only movies, cozy blankets, snuggles.

I rolled out of bed already fully fitted for Rain Law in an inherited Lululemon sweatshirt someone left at my ex’s and Do Not Disturb sweats I can no longer wear to NBA games because they’re so blown out they look made for a mythical Greek Faun. I fluttered into the living room like a Disney princess, opening up the windows to the orchestra of drips and drops bouncing off the leaves of the 50 foot tall birds of paradis…