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Pouilly-sur-Loire Wine Festival

[ August 15, 2009; ] On 15 August 2009 the village of Pouilly-sur-Loire (58 Nievre, Bourgogne), best known for its crisp Sauvignon Blanc Pouilly-Fumé wines, celebrates its wine festival on the banks of the Loire river.
When gathered, the grape is covered by a grey dusty bloom like smokey ashes from the fire. When the grape picker throws the grape into

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June 5th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: 58 Nievre, Burgundy, Burgundy wine, France, France Events, Pouilly-Fumé, Pouilly-Fumé, Wine Festivals, Wines of France | Comments are closed

Le weekend in…. Eastern Burgundy

Part of our series highlighting destinations in France for a short- (or longer-) stay with recommendations on where to stay, eat, visit etc
Why Eastern Burgundy? An opportunity to get the best of both worlds – within easy distance of the classic treasures of Burgundy and the famous Burgundy vineyards whilst also exploring some of

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June 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: 58 Nievre, B&B,Chambres d'Hote, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Burgundy wine, Culture, France Restaurants, FrenchFood, Jura Savoie wines, Le weekend in....., Markets, Roads/Autoroutes, Vineyards, Wine Festivals | Leave a comment

Making tracks in the Yonne

An autumn Sunday afternoon in the depths of the Yonne departement (89 Burgundy) following the route of the Canal du Nivernais south from Auxerre towards Clamecy (58 Nievre) – a quiet, peaceful landscape where life follows a gentle pace. But, what is this? Not one, but two trains within an hour – modern, sleek and

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October 24th, 2008 | Tags: , | Category: 58 Nievre, 89 Yonne, Burgundy wine, Chablis, Gites/Villas, Sauvignon de St Bris, Train, canal/river | Leave a comment

Autoroute of the Trees – A77

The recently opened A77 Autoroute between Paris and Nevers is named “Autoroute des

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March 16th, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: 58 Nievre, 77 Seine et Marne, Burgundy Beaujolais, Gardens, Loire, Loire Valley /Centre Wines, Roads/Autoroutes | Leave a comment