L’Independant carried an article last Friday (March 11th 2011) about La Confédération paysanne de l’Aude and their refusal to pay any more money to the CIVL (interprofessional group for winemakers in the Languedoc).  I don’t know much of the legal framework, so don’t take any of this as canon.  And feel free to correct me. [...]

On the 28th of March, Parisians can taste the products of some of France’s most notorious winemaking bloggers.  Antonin from Vindicateur and Eva from Oenos are organizing this epic wine tasting at l’Hedonist which will include seven properties.   All the details about the seven winemakers (only six on the invitation, but they promise seven [...]

Remember that CouchSurfing group that was hitchhiking to all the French towns with dirty names in the southwest? Well it turns out there is a club of French towns with naughty names. And they have an annual parade. Well, this means I get to expand my list of favorite town names. Maybe we should do [...]

As you probably know, the O’Podium gift box features one wine aged three different ways. It’s a unique way to learn the difference between different aging processes because the wine is exactly the same except for the three aging processes: Unoaked, American oak, French oak

Just after complaining about how there are no meetups around Carcassonne, I see a couchsurfing group that proves me hilariously wrong.  They plan on meeting up and hitchhiking through all the towns with vulgar names in the south of France.  Awesome. How many villages have dirty names, you ask?  A lot. Condom, on the Bises [...]

I toured the restaurant and cellar at La Barbacane, the main restaurant in l’Hotel de la Cité.  This is one of the big attractions at the medieval castle of Carcassonne.  It’s a huge treat because this Michelin-starred restaurant is a landmark in one of France’s most visited monuments! Georges Gracia, the sommelier and restaurant manager [...]

We’re experiencing a mighty snow storm these past couple days. The vines are chilling.

Hey everybody!! My Flip UltraHD came in the mail. I’m really excited. This camera is gorgeous. I celebrated by traveling to Carcassonne and shooting everything I could including this pensive pigeon. I will do a lot of random picture posts to share the vineyard and the region with you.  Hopefully they won’t all be Nouveau [...]