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[ February 7, 2012 to November 20, 2011. ] The small south-west appellation of Madiran (64, Aquitaine) is home to the Tannat grape, producing rich, sometimes tannic red wines. This is a rural area – no large towns. rolling countryside heavy with vines. The village of Madiran is not busy metropolis – just quiet and peaceful. Here you will find the Prieuré Hotel Restaurant with comfortable rooms [...] [...]
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The French House, is a large British-owned 4-bedroom house on the banks of the River Yonne, within a few kilometres of Auxerre, Chablis, Irancy, St Bris-le-Vineux and Clamecy. We’ve visited the area several times in recent years, and it has many attractions – not only the easy access to good vineyards. Nearby the Canal du Nivernais [...] [...] The winemakers of Anjou and Saumur offer to brighten up February with a weekend wine Festival on 24 and 25 February 2007 at Challonnes-sur-Loire (49 Maine-et-Loire, Val de Loire – see map). This is not be be confused with the Loire Valley Wine Fair in Angers at the end of January, which is a trade [...] [...] Chateau d’Aydie and the Laplace family are widely regarded as one of the foremost quality producers of Madiran. Frédéric Laplace was recognised as one of the pioneer winemakers – first to bottle Madiran wines and to sell them under his own name when the appellation was created in 1948 – when there was just [...] [...] Armagnac is a brandy from Gascony with similarities to Cognac which is made 100 miles to the north in the Charentes. Armagnac pre-dates cognac by about 150 years but never seems to have been as commercially successful or available, tending to be appreciated more by restaurants, connoisseurs and the locals.There are 3 Aramgnac producing areas – [...] [...] var uri = ‘http://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp?type(img)g(16274378)a(1194892)’ + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11); document.write(”); Some of you may have seen in the press the supposed “mistake” which Threshers (the UK wine merchant group which includes BottomsUp, Wine Rack & Haddows) has committed by making available a 40% discount voucher available on the web. Although intended for suppliers, the voucher’s availability [...] [...] |
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