Goats were first introduced into France by the Arabs during the Saracen invasion.
Goat breeding was developed particularly in the Poitiers region, where, in 732, the famous Battle of Poitiers took place between the Saracen troops and the French, led by Charles Martel.
By Ellen Turner Hall “Le Temps Retrouvé” identifies not only the domain, but also the philosophy of Michael Georget, winemaker at Laroque des Alberes. Nothing is lost. Vines, flowers, insects and soil form a single…
“It serves no proper meals, just dégustation, samples of its retail selection of seafood. It has no tables, so you cannot book one. It doesn’t advertise and has no website. It closes at 7 pm,…
By Ellen Hall Mas Boutet is a place apart, a reminder of a less frenetic epoch when you planted trees and watched them grow. Even the entrance takes on the meaning of “to entrance”. The…
Domaine Lauriga From her infancy in Algeria, Jacqueline Clar’s passion was horticulture. Her much loved Grandfather, a natural gardener and florist, had had a rose named after him, specialised in artichokes and citrus fruits and…
Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée explained. by Jonathan Hesford of Domaine Treloar I find a lot of people ask me what is the difference between Vin de Table, Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée…
This may not come as a revelation to many, but I think the main problem with French wine is CONFUSION, much of which is intentional. 1) Too many small appellations which confuse us about what…
We did not intend to buy Angora goats, it just happened. We were visiting a farm in the Dordogne in order to buy a couple of llamas for our land on the outskirts of Ceret.…
Domaine de la Perdrix – Trouillas Outside the Domaine de la Perdrix in Trouillas is parked a large white van across the front of which PERDRIX EXPRESS is written. And when you meet Andre and…
So you’ve watched one of those “Place in the Sun” or “No Going Back” programs about a British family who decide to become French Vignerons. What’s the truth behind the dream? It’s true that anyone…
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