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• Guide to French Wine
  Guide to French Wine For people coming from the UK, French wines can pose a bit of a conundrum. Many British wine drinkers are used to New World Wines which name the grape variety on the label. In France, generally only certain Vin de Pays wines name the variety. These are known as (...) read more...



• Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée explained
  Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée explained. by Jonathan Hesford of Domaine Treloar I find a lot of people ask me what is the difference between Vin de Table, Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée wine. Here is an attempt to explain it in the context of the Languedoc-Roussillon. The (...) read more...



• Cream in France
  Double and whipping cream in France Crème.... ……. fraîche– sour cream ……. chantilly - sweetened whipped cream. ……. fleurette - liquid heavy cream. ………fouettée - whipping cream. ………légère - (...) read more...



• So very Céret: Cherries and Bandas
  Céret Cherry Festival Delayed, But Bandas Keep the Beat With Elaine Koerner Despite the postponing of the Céret cherry festival until the first weekend in June, there will be a communal meal in Place de la Liberté on Saturday evening (18th May 2013), that will feature some cherry (...) read more...



• PO Vin Nature
  PO: World Leader in Vin Nature With Ted Krasny Apart from a couple of sweet wines, Banyuls and Maury, PO has long been a backwater in the French wine world. Things are changing, though, as the department and its region has become a leading producer of vin nature. The term (...) read more...



• Do snails eat chocolate?
  On the snail trail Do snails eat chocolate? At the height of the Roman Empire Romans found snails highly nutritious and farmed them extensively. The French are renowned worldwide for their snail eating. But there are only 100 snail farms in France and one of them is just outside the (...) read more...



• Goat’s cheese
  Say cheese! Le fromage du chèvre Goats were first introduced into France by the Arabs during the Saracen invasion. Goat breeding was developed particularly in the Poitiers region, where, in 732, the famous Battle of Poitiers took place between the Saracen troops and the French, led by (...) read more...



• Truffles + Test your French
  Truffles (Les truffes) With thanks to Jean Robertson and the Lesquerde Truffle Fair You can snuffle a truffle this winter in.... Villefranche de Conflent – Sunday 19th December 2010 Arles-sur-Tech – Sunday 6th February 2011 Lesquerde – Sunday 13th February 2011 Black (...) read more...



• Domaine de la Perdrix - Trouillas
  Domaine de la Perdrix - Trouillas Outside the Domaine de la Perdrix in Trouillas is parked a large white van across the front of which PERDRIX EXPRESS is written. And when you meet Andre and Virginie Gil and taste their wines you have the feeling that Domaine de la Perdrix is indeed (...) read more...



• Arbouses and kakis
  L’arbousier (Strawberry Tree) Native to the Mediterranean region, Western Europe and Ireland, it is difficult to miss these pretty fruit trees as you wander around the south of France. A tough, easily grown and trouble-free plant, the arbousier is surprisingly tolerant of (...) read more...

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