Cairanne Wine Festival

Yet another wine festival - this time at Cairanne (84 Vaucluse, Provence PACA) one of the southern Cotes du Rhone Villages on Sunday 23 July 2017 - northwest of Orange.…

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Aniane Wine Festival – Languedoc

The Aniane Wine Festival (34 Herault, Languedoc) (Salon des Vins d'Aniane en coeur du Languedoc) in the heart of the Languedoc takes place 24-26 July 2015. Aniane is best known…

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Minervois la Lavinière wines

I am almost ashamed to admit that I had not tasted a wine from the Minervois la Lavinière Appellation before - and yet it was created in 1985. It is…

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Wines from Luxembourg?

In July the Tour de France finished its stage in the Duchy of Luxembourg. OK, so it’s not in France as such, but it shares its southern border with France. One of the “bibles” for French wine enthusiasts is the “Guide Hachette des Vins de France”, and at the back of this annual guide is […]

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Bordeaux Wine Weekend

Bordeaux Fete le Vin - Bordeaux celebrates wine (18 - 21 June 2020) when more than 300,000 visitors descend on the city to sample and enjoy its prime assets and…

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Beer (and wine) in Quercy (Lot)

  David & Sarah Meakin at the Domaine du Merchien at Belfort-du-Quercy (46 Lot, Occitanie) have already demonstrated their prowess at making some excellent Coteaux du Quercy wines - and…

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Jura Wines

John & Carolyn Scallan run Chez Scallan – a classy Chambres d’Hote (sounds so much better than a B&B) at Sens-sur-Seille (71 Saône-et-Loire, BFC) and have provided us with an excellent introduction to the wines of the Jura, a less well-travelled area of France and one where the wines and grape varieties are even less […]

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