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Cotes du Rhone explained

Joanna Simon in the Sunday Times (1 June 2008) helpfully provides an explanation of the appellation rules for the Cotes du Rhone, which produces such a wealth of good…

Getting around northern France – French style!

Another French icon, the Solex motorised bicycle used to be a common sight throughout France - although in earlier times it was powered by a noisy smelly little 2-stroke petrol…

Pont du Gard on fire!

Pont du Gard 2000 years ago over 1000 people worked for 5 years on the construction of the Pont du Gard, near Remoulins (30 Gard, Occitanie). The objective was to…

Créon -Stay on a Bordeaux vineyard – Chateau Bauduc

One of the growing band of British winemakers in France is the Quinney family at Chateau Bauduc near Créon (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine). As well as delivering to private customers…

Cabardes – Camping on a Vineyard

We keep coming across gites and Bed & Breakfast (Chambres d'Hote) on vineyards in France, but there are obviously some domaines that also offer camping, whether canvas or motorhome. One…

Saussignac – A walk amongst organic vineyards

The Saussignac appellation in the western part of the Bergerac vineyard (24 Dordogne, Aquitaine) seems to be pioneering organic (bio) vineyards - interesting for an appellation which has only recently…

Pauillac Lamb Festival

Pauillac Lamb Festival: Pauillac (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) celebrates a wonderful pairing - Spring Lamb and claret - well the wines of the commune of Pauillac AC - a small…

Travels through the Lot Valley

Regular readers will be aware the the Lot Valley in the South West of France features frequently in these pages - in many ways the essence of "deepest France", it…