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Jazz among the vines

In the southern Côtes du Rhône a series of Jazz concerts at vineyards is now available – sounds an ideal combination of sensual music, verdant surroundings and an opportunity to…

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Nimes – Bulls and Harvest

Nimes (30 Gard, Occitanie ) like many towns and cities on or close to the Mediterranean coast, has a long tradition of bullfighting and many of their festivities are centred…

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Vinsobres – Ban des Vendanges

Vinsobres is one of the named Côtes du Rhône Villages – entitled to include the name of the village on the label – indicating a generally higher quality from vines grown…

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Scents and Flavours of Fronton

Between Montauban (82 Tarn et Garonne, Occitanie) and Toulousethe town of Fronton celebrates a weekend of scents and flavours including the local wines from Fronton AC (previously known as the…

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Lautrec – Bread and windmills

A festival to celebrate the connection between windmills and bread (Fete du Four au Moulin) including a demonstration of milling the flour in the traditional manner (wind permitting!) - plus…

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Madiran’s Fete du Vin

In the sleepy backwaters of the Hautes Pyrenees département the village and Appellation of Madiran (65 Hautes Pyrenees, Midi-Pyrenees) holds its annual wine festival organised by the impressively titled Syndicat…

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When is a barrel a barrique, or pièce, or a foudre?

A recent missive from the “Seigneurs de Cahors” helped to unravel some of the varying terms used for oak barrels in France. The “Seigneurs” or “lords” is a self-selected group of some of the best Cahors producers – but whilst I will agree that they are amongst the best, there are other producers outside the […]

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