Category Archives: Wine

Chateau de Lascaux

Posted on October 29, 2010 by tony

Jackets of French oak – In an old darkened stone barn – Nurture summers sun -

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Withering on the Vines

Posted on October 15, 2010 by tony

The last shriveled grapes – Flirt with leaves of red and gold – How like us perhaps -

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A Hand of Memory

Posted on September 12, 2010 by tony

Naughty bananas  – Infiltrating the vineyards: – Seeping into wine – Today everywhere we caught the perfume of banana, this reinforces a memory of when we lived in the  Beaujolais – the new wine had the aroma of bananas

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Fanfare in Gold and Crimson

Posted on September 9, 2010 by tony

After fruit is picked The autumn colors appear – To herald the wine The grape harvest is well under way – every bump in the road has dislodged bunches from the groaning trailers pulled behind the tiny tractors. Already the … Continue reading →

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Harvest in Languedoc

Posted on September 2, 2010 by tony

Coaxed gently from vines – For a pressing appointment – To release Sunshine – A cloudy day, Perhaps all the sun is in the grapes  – waiting now for the bottles on shelves.

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Balade in Languedoc

Posted on June 5, 2010 by tony

We live in the heart of Languedoc in Southern France. Our village is called Montblanc. This is slightly confusing as, although the village is on a hill it certainly is not mountain and must not be confused with the white … Continue reading →

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Summer arrives in Villa Roquette

Posted on May 22, 2010 by tony

Unusually, today I have done nothing at home in Villa Roquette – I should be concreting,plumbing, tiling, painting as well as writing blog posts, advertising, marketing, in addition to researching properties and creating new websites – but, I have just … Continue reading →

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Mad March Days

Posted on February 7, 2010 by tony

Our VillaRoquette January sale has ended, many guests took our special early bird offer and have booked our apartments or BandB for later this year – we still have most of March and April free so we are starting our … Continue reading →

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Beziers the Gateway to the South of France

Posted on December 30, 2009 by tony

Our home in the village of Montblanc is between the towns of Beziers and Pezenas. We are a few minutes from the Mediterranean, and are now the focus of a communications network of airports, motorways and high speed rail connection … Continue reading →

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Drinking Water In France – If you Must

Posted on September 16, 2009 by tony

There has been some bad press about the quality of drinking water in France recently – my experience is that the water from the tap has been clear, cool and clean – but don’t just take my word for it … Continue reading →

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