Monday, August 25

Blind Frenchman fined for drunk driving




Some would argue that the French, in general, do not need to drink in order to drive ..uuummmm..
'courageously',
but those of us who have been living in France and driving on the excellent French roads, would differ with them. As a friend of mine used to say -- "They take risks, but they are always calculated risks."


There is a media campaign running in France at the moment against drink/driving in an attempt to cut down on the number of drink/driving related accidents and deaths on the roads. On the radio the ads are comedians joking about drink/driving with a laughing audience in the background and a voice that comes on to say: "It would be funny, if it weren't so sad."

Reading the following article on the Expatica site, I have to admit that I laughed, shook my head -- and then immediately sobered up and thought just that: "It would be funny, if it weren't so sad."

22/08/2008 00:00

A blind Frenchman was given a month's suspended jail sentence and fined EUR 500 for driving while drunk and without a license.

22 August 2008

NANCY-- A blind journalist was given a month's suspended jail sentence and fined EUR 500 by a French court Friday for driving while drunk and without a license.

The owner of the car, who was also drunk as he sat next to the blind man when he drove the vehicle, was given the same sentence and had his license suspended for five months by the court in the northeastern town of Nancy.

The pair was arrested on a country road in the early hours of July 25 by police who spotted their car zig-zagging suspiciously and moving at a very low speed.

The police were astounded when the 29-year-old driver informed them that he was blind. The police breathalysed the driver and his passenger, a 52-year-old photographer and found they had drunk twice the permitted level of alcohol.

"I really wanted to do it (drive the car)," the blind man told the court.

"I expressed this wish. He (the owner of the car) agreed."
The owner said he saw "a lot of happiness emanating from him" as he drove, adding that he had "one hand on the handbrake and one hand on the steering wheel" as the blind journalist drove.

"I was very concentrated on the road," he said.

The judge retorted that, as he was well over the legal alcohol limit, "that didn't make you a vey reliable monitor."

The blind journalist had previously driven on a closed circuit, an experience which he had recounted in a regional newspaper in an article which was accompanied by his photographer friend who was in court with him Friday.




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  • Sunday, August 24

    Tours by torch light of Lalinde



    VISITES GUIDÉES :
    LALINDE, 3 balades commentées à la lueur des flambeaux déclinées sous 2 thématiques en juillet et août. Le reste de l'année, groupe sur rendez-vous. Venez découvrir les vestiges de La Lynde, ancienne bastide royale ou venez revivre l'histoire de Lalinde, au XXe s., dans les années 50.
    Renseignements : O.T. 05 53 61 08 55
    Guided visits of Lalinde: Dring the summer, in particular during July and August,on Friday nights at 9pm, there is a guided tour of the village. Guides with burning torches lead the group around the vilage and tell all the fascinating stories of the history of Lalinde. One stop is in the car park next to Chateau Lalinde......



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  • Life is good...


    Ma vie n’est pas derrière moi

    ni avant

    ni maintenant

    Elle est dedans


    Jacques Prévert









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  • Learning French: A couple of phrases a day



    Had enough? Say it in French!

    C'est le bouquet
    That's the whole bunch -- That's the limit

    J'en ai ras-le-bol
    My bowl is overflowing --- I can't take it any more

    Les carottes sont cuites
    The carrots are cooked --- I've had it!

    And the answer?

    Boire comme un trou
    Drink like a hole --- Get smashed!

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  • Grab the devil by his tail --- if you can......



    Not only did the Wolf Shaman make his mark on me, but my Tarot card spelt good news.....

    The Sun

    Cheerfulness, prosperity, energy and optimism.


    General Description
    The Sun card expresses a great joy of living, vitality, warmth, and confidence. It also stands for the illuminating powers of the conscious mind with which we achieve clarity and overcome problems, annoyances, and uncanny fears. It is additionally a symbol of youthful freshness and the feeling of being reborn. It represents the sunny side of life. On a deeper level, it challenges us to overcome the darkness in ourselves, expand our sunlike nature, and free our "darkened" brother or sister and bring them into the light.


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  • Friday, August 22

    Grab the Devil by his tail!





    One of those fascinating events in the Dordogne that you just have to know about to get to........
    "It is in the woods", explained Zigou. 'Where in the woods?' I asked. 'I don't know too well. The last time I went I got lost and drove around for two hours looking for them. Somewhere near Mauzens-Miremont......I will get Bushi to call you to explain. But don't miss it! It starts at 10pm -- and wear something warm because it is in the woods........."


    Apparently the aim of Gérard CHABERT, the creator of the company, is to reconcile the aesthetic and the imaginary. Everything they do is put into place so that the spectator lives a 'fairy moment'and so makes his own imagination the heart of the show.


    The shows are complex and simple at the same time. It is up to you, the spectator, to interpret what you see against the background of your own frame of reference.
    So allow yourself to be transported........





    So, tonight I go into the woods to wander around after these performers --
    they call themselves Le Diable par la queue and perform every year -- somewhere in the woods!...



    The theatrical companmy was founded in 1983 and was first and formost a family company. Solange, Gérard Chabert and their children Agläé, Igor, Thaïs, Sariha, Nana-Cerise et Alizé travel all over France in their horse drawn caravans and present their shows -- each show a dream -- in cities, in parks, on train stations, and .in woods.......



























    And I went -- into the dark woods --- and lived the most amazing dream.......And the Wolf Man put a magic potion on my neck, marking me....













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  • Wednesday, August 20

    Beautiful views on the Dordogne River



    The Dordogne River is exceptionally low at the moment in fron of Chateau Lalinde -- but that means, particularly at sunset, there are the most magnificent 'Impressionist' tableaux -- the bridge, the reflections, the swans -- a feast for the eye and the soul!



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  • Wednesday, August 13

    Persimmons at the lovely Le Foret Hotel in Lalinde


    Whenever I have requests for reservations and Chateau Lalinde is alfready full, I recommend Le Foret Hotel in LalindeLe Foret -- a lovely place to stop for a cup of tea or to stay for a while when in Lalinde





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  • Learning French : Three Phrases for a quick retaliation!



    One thing that is usually difficult when you are learning a new language and your confidence level is not quite up where it should be, is to insult someone who needs insulting at the right moment --- not hours or even minutes later when you have gone to search for the right phrase, but right now, when the comment is called for.

    So -- who needs insulting then, you ask?

    There is a public stair case that goes down from right next to my front door, underneath Chateau Lalinde, to the river down below. Regularly the youngsters of the village go down there to do what youngsters do not necessarily want to do in front of their parents and that would be fine with me. When they make quite a bit of noise doing what they don't want to do in front of their parents, that is fine with me too. But - when they leave all their rubbish, their junk food wrappers (yes! even in France!) and their cans and bottles and their graffiti behind, it does not please me -- and when they throw their beer bottles down the staircase or smash them and when they relieve themselves against the walls, it is time for a few deftly placed and carefully chosen insults.



    The following three may not be quite what I had in mind, but they are a good three to start practising with --- to set the scene, as it were........

    On t'a bercé trop près du mur?

    As a child, was your cradle rocked too close to the wall?

    Le réalité et toi, vous ne vous entendez pas, n'est-ce pas?

    Reality and you don't get on, do they?


    La police, ne t'a pas encore trouvé?

    Haven't the police found you yet?




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  • Tuesday, August 12

    Deadly game? French petanque player killed after struck by ball


    Just when I was thinking of posting an article about petanque or boules again -- as this is the unltimate French sport for these wonderful long summers' days in the Dordogne, I open the Expatica site to read their news headlines, and notice this article:
    11/08/2008 00:00

    Local rugby coach Franck Hourcade was bending down to query the score when he received a blow to the head from the heavy metallic ball on Friday.

    11 August 2008

    LOURDES - A French petanque player died after being struck on the head by a rival's player's ball, near the southwestern Catholic shrine of Lourdes, local gendarmes said Sunday.

    Local rugby coach Franck Hourcade was bending down to query the score during the game Friday night when he received a blow to the head from the heavy metallic ball. Seriously injured, he was taken to a hospital in Lourdes where he died shortly afterwards.

    The quintessentially French game of petanque, which involves tossing orange-sized metal balls at a little white jack on a dusty court, was invented in the southern French town of La Ciotat a century ago.

    Usually associated with old men in berets, fuelled by potent glasses of pastis, the sport has more than half a million registered players in France and a growing following abroad.

    [AFP / Expatica]


    In a recent article about the game on , the Chateau Lalinde Blog published the following: Learn more about pétanque or boules

    The game of pétanque or boules is truly French, and typifies the easy life in the warm sun, in the dappled shade of the plane trees, with the smell of lavender and the sounds of clanking balls and glasses of pastis in the company of good friends.

    Games with balls, similar to the game of knuckle bones, appear to go back to the dawn of humanity. The first spheres similar to balls and which were probably first used for the hunt, were discovered at Catal Huyuc, an Anatolian town in the Far East, dating back to 5000 BC to 6000 BC.
    In Egypt, a game that seems to be the forerunner of pétanque, was called "enkotylé". The object of the game was to knock over a raised stone dioros by using a pebble or a ball. The players decided on the distance between them and the dioros and also on how many throws each one can have to try and knock the stone over. There are Greek statues of men holding two balls in one hand and standing on a circle, exactly as one would do in the game of pétanque, and the Romans, who took many of their games from the Greeks, also depict and write about a game called sphaera or bulla which was played in gymnasiums and was the throwing of balls made from leather and filled with bran, and later with wooden balls. Writers say that the game could be played either standing still or as a running game -- pétanque players and players of Jeu de longue will find some similarity. Another interesting similarity was that the game was also known as buxus or buis, which is that used for box wood. This gives us the names bocce and bocco which are still heard in the Italian and Provençal languages.
    The Gauls easily assimilated the Roman way of life and continued the game of boules. There is ample evidence of boules being played through the ages - and as far back as the 11th Century, whilst the Knights concentrated on tournaments, the feudal peasants became passionately fond of boules. The word "boule" was first mentioned in the 13th Century. In the 16th Century, Rabelais even drew up a complete list in Gargantua of short boules, long boules, flat boules and "boules de butavans" and both Louis XIV and Louis XV were purported to players.
    The fact that the aristocracy and ordinary peasants were playing the same games was good for the development of peaceful sports as opposed to the old warlike ones.
    England, Spain and the Holy German Empire could not stop the spread of ball games. These were becoming part of the normal amusements.

    There are many etchings and paintings of people playing boules during the time of the French Revolution and by all accounts the old soldiers of Napoléon gave themselves up to this devouring passion for sport. The rules of these games were not precisely known. In the 19th Century, the game of boules became incredibly popular and written records bear witness to this. In the second half of this Century , the regional games started to become more organized. This is how the national game took shape in the region of Lyon, while the south of France preferred a more relaxed style adapted to a less rigorous structure.
    Pétanque as we know it today was born in 1910 in La Ciotat, near Marseille....Apparently -- so the story goes -- but keep in mind that pétanque stories are not much different from fishing stories! it happened that every afternoon boule players met together under the plane trees of the Beraud Club in La Ciotat. They played the Jeu Provençal with their studded boules.
    Amongst the bystanders who were watching the game seated on chairs, some were unfortunately disturbing it by stopping boules and then causing an argument-- very much a picture one can quite easily visualise if you have spent any time under the plane trees of any little sun drenched French village.......
    Anyway, this was apparently why Ernest Pitiot, tired of this situation, decided to remove the chairs --- except for his friend Jules Lenoir's --- whose encroaching chronic rheumatism was preventing him from playing the Jeu Provençal for which he had formerly been so renowned in the area. So the frustrated Jules, unable to join in the competition, started entertaining himself on the side by playing with his own boules in the space left to him -- over only about three metres. Not to be outdone, his friend Ernest joined in and between them they soon devised a new game which even the handicapped Jules could cope with -- and this, according to the legend, is how these two old friends invented pétanque . The ancient game now newly revised quickly became popular in Provence in spite of the opposition of the traditionalists -- in other words, the Jeu Provençal players and a few years later Ernest Pitiot started the League of Languedoc-Roussillon which led to the founding of the French Federation in 1945. And importantly, this new game was played with "les pieds tanqués" which means "feet tied together" in a throwing circle.Once each team has thrown a boule, those furthest from the jack throw again to try to get the closest. The choice is whether to throw a "pointer" which is an attempt to get closer to the jack, or a "tireur", which is to try to bump the

    opponents' boule away from the jack. Boules were usually made of boxwood (boxwood was used as the raw material as it has a root shaped like a big ball with knotted fibres that made it highly resistant)and were artistically shaped. Bronze and brass initials, numbers or arabesques were made to decorate or identify them. A skilled worker could not make more than 4 or 5 sets of 2 bowls in a day. According to the area, these designs were squared -- Lyon, curved -- Grenoble or flaked -- Aiguines. In 1923 Vincent Mille and Paul Courtieu invented the bronze bowl, called Intégrale, using the empty charge canon ball technique. But in 1928 Jean Blanc first registered his patent for the boules from "shells" pressed and welded - using the forging principle. And today, at about 40 km from Saint-Etienne, sitting majestically on the top of a rocky spur of the Monts du Forez, Saint-Bonnet-le-Château has an exceptional panoramic view which goes from the Forez plain to the Massif du Pilat and the Alps. After having acquired a great deal of know-how in the past in the manufacture of locks and arms, this charming little mediaeval town has now become the world capital of pétanque boules. The three largest manufacturers have their factories here, and send about 6 million boules per year to more than 44 countries.

    The Jack or But --- from the Scandinavian word "butr" which literally means : "little bit of stump", is the smallest part of the game, but the most important -- and probably because of that has a host of names!--- but or jack in English, is the official term used in the official rules, but it also answers to cochon, cochonnet, petit, pitchoune, lé, gamin, gari, maître, gône, biberon, têton, bouchon, lucre, juge, ministre, gendarme.... It is still made of boxwood -- or beech wood, its diameter ranges from 25 to 35 mm -- and if you are lucky -- or clever -- you will have more than one of them in your arsenal -- as no game is possible if you should lose yours! -- and have one in a brightly fluorescent colour as well -- in case the sun sets before the game is over!
    And of course! The history of the world's oldest game would not be complete without La Fanny. If you lose a game of boules by a whopping 13 to 0, you'll have to kiss her -- and rest assured, this is not considered degrading -- La Fanny, the goddess of pétanque, is very much part of the game's cultural heritage -- and some have even been known to lose on purpose in order to perform the forfeit. It is said that the custom started somewhere in Savoie. Fanny was a waitress in a small cafe of Grand-Lemps, and the event happened just before WWI. The story goes that in a game of boules, one of the players did not score a single point. Fanny allowed herself to be kissed by him -- on the cheek of course! This custom continued, until one day, the mayor of the village gained no points and came for his "reward". No one is quite sure whether Fanny simply did not like him or had a grudge against him, but for some reason she took the opportunity to humiliate the man in public, got onto a chair, pulled down her knickers, and offered her lovely little round bottom to the mayor to be kissed. At first the mayor was mortified, but the next thing two loud kisses resounded through the cafe -- and the village -- and the world of pétanque, and a tradition was born! But, of course, Fanny is not always there and available - and willing! So today, the substitute picture or pottery facsimile or wood carving of Fanny's bottom is always available at a pétanque game for the poor soul who loses by 13 to 0!








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  • Sunday, August 10

    Chateau Thibeaud-Maillet: A Pomerol of distinction: The wine for the person who knows what is best....


    At the annual Lalinde wine fair last weekend, 9-10 August, there was once again a vast choice for the wine lover. Wine growers from all over France come to set their ines out on tables, the lush plane trees of the square next to the canal bassin forming a dappled green umbrella and providing shade from the beautiful hot weather we have been enjoying.
    My special pleasure is always seeking out the most charming of wine-making couples, M. et Mme Roger Duroux from the Thibeaud Maillet Chateau near St Emilion. Their Pomerol must be one of the most delicious -- no need to go spend a small ransom on a Petrus or a La Tour -- the Chateau Thibeaud has a long tradition of being constant and reliable as an excellent Pomerol.


    Chateau Thibeaud Maillet is one of the "Vignerons Independants d'Aquitaine", a Pomerol vineyard close to St Emilion in the Libournais.

    The chateau Thibeaud-Maillet truly deserves mention as its quality/price balance is most interesting to the wine conoisseur. In fact, a Pomerol of this excellent quality still obtainable at under €30, is something one should rather keep a well-guarded secret! "Robe grenat profond , ce vin a de l'allure et à peine débouché son arôme titille agréablement les narines de l'oenologue averti!"
    The aroma of red fruits but without the acidity, a hint of spices such as cinnamon, it has a fullness on the tongue but stays light. There is no after-taste of tannin as one often finds in some of the great Medoc wines, but it retains the elegant nextar quality of the best of the St Emilion wines.
    The Pomeral region consists of about 700 hectares of Pomeral vineyards and on each corner a chateau, of which Thibeaud Maillet is one.
    Founded at the beginning of the 19th century by the Thibeaud family, the estate has been successfully run by the family in the small vinyard tradition of always offering only the best that their 2 hectares can produce. The estate sits on a plateau with a slight eastern slant and the soil is characterised by its sandy gravelly texture, ideal for a very good maturing of the grape.
    But more important almost than any of this are the people who produce the wines: the Duroux couple is the epitomy of elegance and charm, knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their wines and always ready to engage in a fascinating discussion about any subject that you may wish to raise.
    Treat yourself and go visit their chateau -- not only will you meet the most delightfl people, but they will also show you around their family estate and let you taste their superb wines!

    The Chateau Thibeaud-Maillet estate is open to the public, by appointment from Monday to Saturday, 09h00 to 20h00 and on Sunday from 11h00 to 18h00.
    English and German is spoken. Wines are for sale directly to the public.
    CHATEAU THIBEAUD MAILLET
    33500 - POMEROL
    Tél : 05 57 51 82 68
    Fax : 05 57 51 58 43
    E-mail : oga.richardot@orange.fr


    According to the Cellar Notes site, Pomerol is the smallest of the great appellations in Bordeaux. Red wines make up almost all the production. Merlot is the dominant grape in Pomerol (as it is in St. Emilion) and the wines from this area often contain 80% or more of that variety.
    The Pomerol wine can be more robust than others in Bordeaux. They have an exclusive velvety quality. Pomerol is at its very best when the bottle reaches the age of 15 -- so do not be in a hurry to open that bottle!
    Cépage : 85 % merlot ; 15% cabernet franc
    The Merlot variety produces wines in Pomerol that are soft, full of fruit and rich in flavor. Even though the Merlot grape produces wonderful wines in this Pomerol, the real reason that it is grown here is that frosts arrive earlier in this region than in the Medoc. Merlot ripens earlier than Cabernet Sauvignon and is much more likely to produce a mature crop. The second, most used grape in Pomerol is Cabernet Franc. Pomerol estates tend to be much smaller than their counterparts in the Medoc region. There are only about 1800 acres of vineyards in Pomerol.
    These vineyards are spread among the roughly 150 estates that produce an average of 1000 to 4000 cases each. In the Medoc region, the estates are generally much larger with production in the 10,000 to 20,000 case range for most of the estates. There has never been an official classification of the chateaux of Pomerol. Even without an official classification, there are several properties that have distinguished themselves based on the consistent quality they have achieved over many years.
    The soils of Pomerol range from a gravel and clay mixture found in the eastern part of the commune to a lighter soil with more sand in the west. The Plateau of Pomerol is a gravel deposit on the east side of Pomerol where most of the famous and well known chateaux are located. Within this gravel deposit you will find clay in quantities that range from a mixture with the gravel to actual pockets of almost pure clay. The most famous chateau of Pomerol is Chateau Petrus. Petrus is located on one of the pockets of clay on the plateau. The wines from the plateau are fuller, richer and generally better than those from the sandy area to the west.

    Another site The Winedancer adds a bit more information:
    History
    Pomerol's history goes back a long way. The plateau was crossed by two Roman road's, one of which was used by the poet Ausonius to go to his villa, Lucaniac. In the 12th century, the hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem established their first commandery in the Libourne as well as a hospice, or special stopping place for pelgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. The vineyards were distroyed during the Hundred Years' War, replanted in the 15th and 16th centuries, and have been famous for quality ever since the latter half of the 19th century.
    Soil
    Soil in Pomerol is a unique, outstanding geological phenomenon. The topsoil is made up of gravel that varies in compactness, with layers of clay and sand. The subsoil includes iron oxide, locally called "crasse de fer". This soil, combined with a special micro-climate, accounts for Pomerol's absolutely inimitable personality.
    Vineyards
    Though it is tiny, Pomerol is famous world over. The vineyards are located 30 kms north-east of Bordeaux and 3 kms from the city of Libourne on a slightly rolling plateau, that slopes gradually towards the Isle river valley and its confluence with the Dordogne. It is bordered by Barbanne stream to the north, Saint Emilion to the east, and Libourne to the south and east. This is one of the tiniest vineyards in Bordeaux: 4 kms long and 3 kms wide, 780 hectares of vines that produce an average of 28,000 hectolitres, or the equivalent of 4 million bottles of wine a year. Merlot accounts for 80% of vines planted, withthe remainder devided between Bouchet or Cabernet Franc (15%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (5%). These vines attain perfection in such a special soil.
    Quality
    Pomerol wine is true work of art, owing to be happy blend of the mild Aquitaine climate, privileged location, and local winemaking know-how. There are a great number of wine chateaux, and many winegrowers cultivate quite a small area (sometimes less than one hectare) with as much love and care as the owners of prestigious growths whose names are known all over the world. Patience, determination, hard work and science have given Pomerol its reputation as one of the finest wines in the world. The excellent homogeneous quality means that Pomerol has no official classification, which helps to maintain good relations and cooperation between producers.
    Pomerol's charm is immediate, and appeals as much to the most demanding connoisseur as to the person just learning to enjoy wine. Fine colour, power and an elegant bouquet combine to produce velvety wines with subtle aromas of berries, violets and truffles. Pomerol wines are deeply coloured and admirably structured, with remarkable elegance and a taste that is both rich and generous. Pomerol is even delicious young, though it reaches perfection after 5-10 years in bottle, depending on the chateau and wine storage conditions.
    How to appreciate
    As with all great wines, there are a few basic guidelines: handle the bottle with care and bring it up to room temperature (16-18 C) over a 24 hour period. Do not hesitate to decant the wine. either to seperate it from the sediment that is always present in old wines, or let a young wine breathe and develop its bouquet. Pomerol is an ideal accompaniment to almost any food, and is particulary fine with red meat, game and cheese.
    Apart from Chateau Thibeaud Maillet, here are a few of the Pomeral greats:
    Chateau Petrus
    Vieux-Chateau-Certan
    Chateau Petit-Village
    La Tour a Pomerol
    Chateau Trotanoy
    Certan-de-May
    Chateau La Conseillante
    Le Pin
    Chateau Lafleur
    Cateau Lafleur-Petrus
    Chateau Gazin
    Chateau l'Evangile
    Clos L'Eglise
    Chateau Plince

    So, to sum up -- this is what you need to impress when next you are at a diner table:

    Pomerol wine information:
    Appellation: Appellation Pomerol Controlée
    no ranking in Pomerol!
    Location: Along the Isle river
    Places: Pomerol, Libourne, etc
    Soil: Very diverse from gravels to clay (in Pétrus)
    Size: 800 ha
    less than 2,000 acres
    Production: 5.3 million bottles
    Strictly reserved to red wine
    Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec
    Type of wine: Full-body red wine
    Strong bouquet
    Age: More than 10 years and up to 20 years
    15 years is the optimum for a Pomerol
    Vintages:
    (recommended) 2005, 2003, 2000, 1998, 1995, 1990, 1989
    Aromas: Well-ripen red fruits, Licorice, Dried fruits
    Pomerol Wine and Food:
    Game
    Partridge
    Veal
    Roasted turkey
    Pears in wine
    Pomerol Wine and Cheese:
    Cantal, Comté, Maroilles, Ossau-Iraty. Saint-Nectaire, Langres



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  • Saturday, August 9

    Recently seen at Chateau Lalinde



    Evgeniy Averjanov, renowned Russian photographer
    Valentina & Julia Averjanova



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