{"id":16627,"date":"2015-07-12T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T09:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?page_id=16627"},"modified":"2025-01-10T18:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T18:01:19","slug":"welcome-french-duck-bonjour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to French Duck &#8211; Bonjour!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FrenchDuck.com<\/strong> and its associated website<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/frenchvineyard.co.uk\/\">FrenchVineyard.co.uk<\/a><\/strong> are designed to help visitors to France explore and enjoy France, French wine and food and all that it has to offer. Based on many years of exploring France as both a tourist and wine importer we try to offer a unique perspective and useful ideas and information on this beautiful and diverse country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Coming up<\/em><\/strong>: &#8230;.. <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/whats-on-in-france-our-listings-of-events-in-france\/\">what&#8217;s on in France<\/a> and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"39\" class=\"wp-image-41900\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wineglass22.png\" alt=\"wineglass icon\"> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/france-wine-festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wine Festivals<\/a><\/strong> and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"27\" class=\"wp-image-41899\" style=\"width: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/music_icon.jpg\" alt=\"music icon\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/music-festivals-in-france\/\">Music Festivals<\/a> in <em>France<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/christmas-markets-in-france-2022\/\">Christmas Markets<\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"35\" class=\"wp-image-18499\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/xmastree.png\" alt=\"xmas tree\"> in France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-35681\" style=\"width: 50px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fflag_100.jpg\" alt=\"\"><strong>    AND   <\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-35681\" style=\"width: 50px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fflag_100.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/et-aussi-also\/\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span> your visit <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/et-aussi-also\/\">to <em>France<\/em>, where to go?<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"22\" class=\"wp-image-35681\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fflag_100.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/travel-to-france-travel\/\"><\/a><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/et-aussi-also\/\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span><\/a><\/strong> travel <\/strong>to and within<em> France &#8211; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/travel-to-france-travel\/trains\/\">trains <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/travel-to-france-travel\/roadsautoroutes\/\">roads<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/travel-to-france-travel\/roadsautoroutes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" class=\"wp-image-45493\" style=\"width: 50px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Autorouteicon.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/travel-to-france-travel\/trains\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"99\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-38858\" style=\"width: 99px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/06\/tgv_trainT.png\" alt=\"tgv2\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/et-aussi-also\/\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/flights-uk-france-2025\/\">Flights to France <\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"33\" class=\"wp-image-28336\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/06\/plane.gif\" alt=\"fly\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/et-aussi-also\/\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/travel-to-france-travel\/cross-channel-ferries\/\">Ferries<\/a> to France<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"39\" class=\"wp-image-45485\" style=\"width: 50px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ferryicon-1.png\" alt=\"\n\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/regions-departements\/\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span> <\/strong>France &#8211;<\/a><\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/regions-departements\/\/\"> Regions and D\u00e9partements<\/a><\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"22\" class=\"wp-image-35681\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fflag_100.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/french-food-2\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">wine and food <\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/french-food-2\/\">in <em>France,<\/em> <\/a>etc<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span> <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/whats-on-in-france-our-listings-of-events-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calendar of<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/whats-on-in-france-our-listings-of-events-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> events <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/whats-on-in-france-our-listings-of-events-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in <em>France<\/em><\/a> and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"39\" class=\"wp-image-41900\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wineglass22.png\" alt=\"wineglass icon\"> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/france-wine-festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wine Festivals<\/a><\/strong> and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"27\" class=\"wp-image-41899\" style=\"width: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/music_icon.jpg\" alt=\"music icon\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/music-festivals-in-france\/\">Music Festivals<\/a> in <em>France<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>\u2666 <\/strong> <strong>holiday <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/accommodation-in-france\/\"><strong>accommodation <\/strong>in <em>France<\/em> <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>\u2666 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchvineyard.co.uk\/vine\/wine-villages-in-france\/\"><strong>Wine Villages<\/strong> in <em>France<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/frenchvineyard.co.uk\/vine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666 <\/span>stay on a vineyard and\/or visit a vineyard <\/strong>in <em>France<\/em><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> with<\/span> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/frenchvineyard.co.uk\/vine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FrenchVineyard.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-central-palette-2-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/travel-money-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span> <\/strong>French travel <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/euro-exchange-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">money<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/fuel-prices-in-france\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span> <\/strong>Fuel Prices in France<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0000c4;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/flights\/index.html?aid=372824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find cheap flights and plane tickets<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/cHJpdmF0ZS9zdGF0aWMvaW1hZ2Uvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIyLTA0L2xyL2ZybW9uZXlfZXVyb19zZWVtX2N1cnJlbmN5LWltYWdlLWt5YmQ2bnhpLmpwZw.jpg\" alt=\"Euro banknotes, money &amp; banking\" class=\"wp-image-42861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/cHJpdmF0ZS9zdGF0aWMvaW1hZ2Uvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIyLTA0L2xyL2ZybW9uZXlfZXVyb19zZWVtX2N1cnJlbmN5LWltYWdlLWt5YmQ2bnhpLmpwZw.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/cHJpdmF0ZS9zdGF0aWMvaW1hZ2Uvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIyLTA0L2xyL2ZybW9uZXlfZXVyb19zZWVtX2N1cnJlbmN5LWltYWdlLWt5YmQ2bnhpLmpwZw-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/cHJpdmF0ZS9zdGF0aWMvaW1hZ2Uvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIyLTA0L2xyL2ZybW9uZXlfZXVyb19zZWVtX2N1cnJlbmN5LWltYWdlLWt5YmQ2bnhpLmpwZw-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/cHJpdmF0ZS9zdGF0aWMvaW1hZ2Uvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIyLTA0L2xyL2ZybW9uZXlfZXVyb19zZWVtX2N1cnJlbmN5LWltYWdlLWt5YmQ2bnhpLmpwZw-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2666<\/span> Map of New French Regions from 2016:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/31980-2\/\">FrenchDuck&#8217;s map of the D\u00e9partements<\/a> (counties)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">most recently&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list alignleft wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/lille-street-food-festival\/\">Lille Street Food Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/burgundy-terriors\/\">Burgundy Terriors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/new-michelin-guide-france-2025-red\/\">New Michelin Guide France 2025 (Red)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/bayeux-tapestry-closed-for-2-years\/\">Bayeux Tapestry closed for 2 years!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/toulouse-violet-festival\/\">Toulouse Top City<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/flights-uk-france-2025\/\">Flights UK-France 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/45583-2\/\">Flights UK to France<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/driving-in-paris\/\">Driving in France &#8211; Low Emission Zones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/truffle-festival-in-the-dordogne\/\">Truffle Festival in the Dordogne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/autoroute-free-flow-tolls\/\">Autoroute &#8211; free flow tolls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/sarlat-in-the-dordogne\/\">Sarlat in the Dordogne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/alsace-wine-fairs-in-ribeauville-and-riquewihr\/\">Alsace Wine Fairs in Ribeauvill\u00e9 and Riquewihr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FrenchDuck came into being after our wine importing business closed. We had a focus on the lesser-known wines of France, which led us to exploring areas of France beyond the usual tourist destinations. We met many wonderful people, winemakers, hoteliers etc who were happy to share their knowledge and experience and helped us to discover more of the real France (<em>la France profonde<\/em>) than we would have been able to without them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wine scene has improved immensely &#8211; with many independent winemakers making some stunning wines and even some co-operative wine cellars producing wines of quality. No longer is the south of France renown for cheap, bulk wines and the same is true elsewhere, with organic wines (<em>vins bio<\/em>) now being widely available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our initial focus (1989) was Southwest France at a time when the wines of Cahors, Bergerac, Gaillac and others were little known or understood. Later forays led us to discover the joys of Alsace, Beaujolais, Provence and the Loire and Rh\u00f4ne Valleys. The Languedoc proved to be a rich and exciting region to explore, especially the Corbi\u00e8res and Minervois wine areas. 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