Category: Wine

May 23, 2008

Google Video Player

I am beginning to use videos more in my blogs and on websites I use - I have been telling myself for years that this is important and that I should be giving a video blog regularly - it is …

A Foaming Pint from Wigan

Filed under: Personal, Wine - 23 May 2008

Although the red wine from Languedoc is among the best in the world, on a rare trip to the UK last week I rediscovered the joys of weak, warm English beer…

March 9, 2008

Amazon Wine

Filed under: Languedoc, New Ideas, Personal, Wine, fruk - 09 Mar 2008

I have drunk wine from most South American countries including, Peru, Chile, Mexico and Argentina - but Amazon wine conjors up an image of muddy water and pirana fish in my glass. However, to my relief it is an …

February 25, 2008

Snaps of Plonk

When we first moved from the UK to France, nearly 20 years ago, I was working as a commercial photographer, most of my work was for advertising agencies in London - I also taught “Zone System” black and white photography …

February 16, 2008

Running a bar in France

Starting and running any business in France takes dedication, contacts and paperwork - I love hearing from people who take the plunge and do this - if you go near Pierrereu - call in and be their customers.

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January 23, 2008

One Life is Not Time Enough

It hit me straight between the eyes today when chatting to my daughter Miranda on Skype - she is in Vienna and went to the Albertina Museum - only later did she realise that she had only visited one …

January 9, 2008

Recipes from the South of France

I was reminded by a reader that we used to run a regular series of recipes given to us by ladies in the local villages so I have made a new section with these online.

If you have a recipe or would like to comment or add to these, please write to me or comment on these …

January 6, 2008

Kulchur

In a recent blog post I mentioned the cultural differences which can affect life in France, compared to most English speaking nations.

Although we have been living and working in France for nearly 20 years, I can still see strong …

November 27, 2007

French Wine

Filed under: Discover France, French life, Personal, Wine - 27 Nov 2007

I have been planning to create a community website for wine drinkers - because I am a wine drinker and I live in France, I even have a name for my website ( www.winorati.com ) but it is right at …

September 13, 2007

Following the Wine Trail Home

I live in the center of the largest wine producing region in the world - more wine is produced in Languedoc each year than in the whole of the United States.

Today I found this fact very useful. Every evening I …

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