Another good reason to drink wine (sealed with a cork)

This excellent article first appeared in France Today magazine and is reproduced here with thanks to Linda Johnson-Bell. See her website at: www.thewinelady.com

I am a huge fan of using corks in wine bottles; any natural and renewable material has got to be good in my book and . . . → Read More: Another good reason to drink wine (sealed with a cork)

Christmas in the foothills

Christmas in Saint Lizier

Christmas tends to represent a very definite deadline in the property market; sellers want to know that they have sold and can move on in the New Year and buyers want to have completed and preferably be in their new home for Christmas. By mid December, property hunters have . . . → Read More: Christmas in the foothills

Organic Ariège wine; delicious and healthy – santé

Philippe Babin, renowned organic winemaker of the Ariège

Most people have never heard of the Ariège – and that includes most French people – which means that very few people have ever tasted an Ariège wine despite the fact that the region now occupies the top spot for organic winegrowers in France, making . . . → Read More: Organic Ariège wine; delicious and healthy – santé

The best of both worlds

The great thing about living right on the border of France and Spain is that, here in the Ariège and Haute Garonne, we get flavours of both cultures – with the emphasis on the best bits of each of course. Thus we have paella in the local markets and lots of Spanish . . . → Read More: The best of both worlds

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