Etaples Herring Festival

In Burgundy they celebrate wine, in Perigord they revere the truffle and in Etaples they worship the Herring! 12 - 13 November 2022 is the weekend when Etaples (62 Pas…

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Terasses de Larzac, Coteaux du Languedoc

Les Terrasses de Larzac The Languedoc wine appellations are a bit of a minefield at AOC (Appellation d'Origine Controllée) level, with the all encompassing "Coteaux du Languedoc" AC supplemented by…

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Hyères, France

Hyeres holds an annual night-time wine Festival La Nuit des Vignades 19 July 2018 - see www.vinsdeprovence.com Venue for the 2006 French Sailing Championships. In the département of the Var…

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Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvingon Blanc grapes Found as a single varietal in the famous whites of the Loire – Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé (plus Quincy , Reuilly and Menetou-Salon) the highly aromatic Sauvignon…

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Merlot

Photo by Cup of Couple on Pexels.com The famous Bordeaux wines of St.Emilion and Pomerol are predominantly based on Merlot. Here it produces full bodied wines with plum characteristics to…

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Semillon

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…

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