Semillon grapes Along with Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, is the key ingredient in the white wines of Bordeaux both dry and sweet including the famous wines of Sauternes and Graves. Semillon…
In my earlier life as a wine merchant specialising in French Regional Wines, one of the most interesting and useful posters we had on display was a relief map of…
Honfleur (14 Calvados, Normandie) is a delightful small harbour town on the Normandy coast just west of the Seine river estuary and Le Havre, now reached after crossing the elegant…
An aromatic white grape varietal which is the sole variety authorised for use in the Cour-Cheverny Appellation in the Loire Valley - south of Blois.The wines produced tend to be…
* Basilique et colline de Vézelay (1979) 89, Yonne, Burgundy _ Basilica and Hill* Cathédrale de Chartres (1979)* Mont-Saint-Michel et sa baie (1979) including the bay* Palais et parc de…
The weekend of 30 September - 2 October 2022 sees the Oyster Festival ("Foire aux Huîtres") at Dunkerque (59 Nord, Hauts de France). To be held at the Kursaal you…
One of the three most widely seen varieties both in France and across the world. Its French home is the fine wine lands of the Medoc and Graves in Bordeaux…
6 July 2019 A date to put in the diary in July is the Buzet Wine Festival (Le Fest à Buzet) at Buzet-sur-Baise(47 Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine). This appellation lies to the…
I seldom think of Paris as a wine-producing region - and to be honest it isn't really a serious one. But on the Butte (hill) of Montmartre there are indeed…
Throughout France the grape harvest is getting underway, accompanied by various celebrations and festivals ostensibly to celebrate the new "vendange". However, it always perplexes me that these diversions occur around…
In the region which hosts Sauternes and Graves, Langon (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) celebrates its "FETE DU VIN ET DU FROMAGE" from 28-31 August 2015. Lying Southeast of Bordeaux,…
The town of Coutras (33, Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) goes onion crazy on 26 August 2015 with its "Foire aux oignons" - yet another celebration of something which is at first…
Villerville (14 Calvados, Normandie), is a pleasant coastal village on the Côte Fleurie, which hosts its Fete de la Mer and village festival on 31 July 2022 with fireworks and…
Agen Prunes Festival in SW France
A sudden panic - we could not find one of our favourite restaurants - had we taken a wrong turn? had it been transformed into a Burger King or something…
No.From - To NameA10Paris - Bordeauxl'AquitaineA20Vierzon - Montaubanl'Occitaine (Languedoc)A75Vierzson - Beziersla Meridienne (green meridian)A77les Rosiers - NeversAutoroute des Arbres (trees)A6/A7Paris - MarseilleAutoroute du SoleilA1Paris - Lille/BrusselsAutoroute du NordA4Paris - StrasbourgAutoroute…
The French have a penchant for finding any excuse for a celebration, and Hesdin (62, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais) is no exception with its "Fetes du Cochon Rose" held in August.(every 3…