A personalised guide to the vineyards of Burgundy
Jean-Marc Brocard makes excellent Chablis wines in northern Burgundy.
French hotels can be good value for money, if sometimes a little idiosyncratic.
Alsace wine producer Paul Blanck turns to using screwcaps rather than cork for his fine wines.
Castle, Flowers, Wine and accommodation at Chateau de Brissac near Angers
Amboise in the Touraine has a wine festival 15-17 April 2006
Arles celebrates its connection with the Camargue and its Roman legacy at Easter,
Domaine Leduc-Frouin, producers of Anjou and Coteaux du Layon wine have a new website.
A new UK supplier of French foodstuffs, cider and Saussignac from Chateau Grinou Bergerac
A wine fair at Chateaumeillant in the Cher departement in April 2006
Pastis, Pernod, Ricard and other anise spirits from southern France
The recently opened A77 Autoroute between Paris and Nevers is named "Autoroute des Arbres"
The Cotes de St Mont has a wine celebration weekend 24 - 26 March 2006
French bottled waters vary in both taste and source location - Alpes. Vosges, Massif Centrale
The wines of Cahors in SW France where Malbec wines were first made
Huttopia is a new concept in camping at Versailles and in the Loire Valley
Calvados Apple Brandy - but also can be made from Pears!
Floc de Gascogne from Domaine de Lauroux in the heart of Armagnac country
Julian Merrow-Smith offers to send a daily email "Postcard from Provence"