[ January 12, 2010; January 19, 2010; January 26, 2010; February 2, 2010; February 9, 2010; February 16, 2010; February 23, 2010; March 2, 2010; ] Winter is the time for truffles in the Perigord and surrounding areas. Georges Vigouroux is one of the main Cahors wine producers in South West France (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) with several major chateaux under its umbrella including Chateau de Mercuès and Chateau de Haute-Serre with some classy rich winesn made from the Malbec grape.
So bringing
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We have long been fans of the Domaine de Merchien. at Belfort du Quercy (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) (south of Cahors and north of Montauban) Sarah and David Meakin have been developing the Domaine and its production of both wine and beer.
Rather idiosyncatically as well as producing French wines (often for sale to Brits)
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From 1 July 2009 the French Government has lowered VAT (or TVA in France) on Restaurant meals from 19.6% to 5.5% in a bid to stimulate a sluggish market, which should result in some noticeable savings for diners.
This is welcome as a good meal out in France can be a
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[ June 5, 2009 to June 7, 2009. ] The Lot departement (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) in South West France highlights its Gardens for the weekend of 5-7 June 2007 under the banner of “Rendezvous in the gardens”
There are events throughout the department, including in Cahors’s “June Gardens” which includes guided and unguided tours through a dozen or so private gardens in the city including
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[ May 23, 2009; ] The tiny village of Albas (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) in the Lot Valley west of Cahors flings open its cellar doors on 23 May 2009 to celebrate the local Cahors wines – “Fresh air in our cellars” or “Le bon air dans les caves” is the by-line. The local wine producers offer samples of their wines
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Amanda Lawrence’s new bookWhite Stone, Black Wine: focuses on part of deepest South West France, and although subtitled ” Life Among the Ancient Vineyards of the Quercy Blanc” it is about so much more than wine, as important as this is. Quercy is the ancient name for an area which includes the departements of Lot
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