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Transport yourself to the lavender fields of southern France with this week’s recipe for Herbes de Provence – a must for the Francophile kitchen! While you can buy herbes de Provence in almost any supermarket, it’s so simple and a lot more fun to make your own. Plus, it gives you the added bonus of being able to adjust the amounts and ingredients to your taste. This summertime dried herb…

Picturesque villages, sunny weather, Mediterranean cuisine, endless lavender fields… There are countless reasons to fall in love with Provence. But aside from its colourful countryside and glamorous Côte d’Azur, any wine lover will tell you that this Southeastern region is the benchmark par excellence for rosé wine. But why is Provence rosé so famous? In this article, we’ll take a look back at Provence’s millennia of experience producing rosé wine,…

About to blow out its 70 candles, this year the Beaujolais Nouveau festival will not be celebrated like always, but will still respect its original goal: to give colour and taste to autumn! Of course, there will be no parties and frantic parades, but the pleasure of tasting a young, fresh and fascinating wine will certainly not be lacking. Beaujolais Nouveau: a success story The official story begins in 1951,…

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When we talk about cognac it becomes clear that we are dealing with a special spirit. It is only possible to produce Cognac in a geographically specified area. The production is restricted to a small place in France which includes the regions Charente-Maritime, Charente, Deux-Sévres, and Dordogne. These are further divided into six zones: Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, Fins Bois, Bon Bois, and Bois Ordinaire. Characteristics of Cognac Cognac…

The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) reported that this year’s wine production had been at its lowest since the 1960’s. Indeed, the harvest saw an 8% fall in production with only 246.7 million hectolitres. Moreover, despite a growing wine consumption among different population types, the production decreases steadily. According to the OIV, climate change is one of the main reasons for these poor figures and it blames warmer autumns and longer…

There is no doubt that Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most talked about grape varieties when it comes to red wines. This strain which comes from the French city of Bordeaux in the 17th century is the result of the crossing between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, hence its name. But there is so much more to the delicious grape, read more about it here: Cabernet Sauvignon was the world’s…

It is well known that climate change is a global phenomenon that affects every one of us, including our agricultural processes and therefore our precious wine. The industry has already suffered many consequences because of this environmental problem and will continue to do in the future. However, for our luck, many people, including scientists and farmers, are thinking in new ways to change the wine market, specifically of our beloved…

The seventh art is a pleasure for our senses, like a glass of champagne, which has had its moments of glory on the big screen and now is time to recognize its great performances in emblematic films of cinema. 1. James Bond: a film that is an icon in the UK and around the world, where, as we know, glamour and exclusivity are present within each of the works that take…

Wine lovers now have another place to visit this summer. We are talking about the City of Wine or Cité du Vin, located in Bordeaux, France, and occupies no less than 140,000 square feet, a really good and considerable surface to explore and learn about wine culture through the activities they offer. One of the reason of its importance is that, besides being very big, is flooded with cultural aspects…