The Weekly Twitter Quiz #6 – l’Etoile in Jura
We’re continuing the theme of Jura in France here. The sleepy little village of l’Etoile is located just north of Lons le Saunier – birth-place of Rouget de Lisle, the composer responsible, amongst...
View ArticleThe Weekly Twitter Quiz #7 – Cerdon in Bugey
We visited the Cerdon area on the Monday after the Percée du Vin Jaune festival weekend following a night’s stay in Bourg-en-Bresse. In the French department of Ain, Cerdon is a wine appellation that...
View ArticleTwitter Quiz #11 – Montbéliard Cows and Sausages
It’s time to confess: I’ve never been to Montbéliard in the French department called Doubs, though it’s only just to the north of the Jura, a region that I know very well indeed. What singles the town...
View ArticleThe first National Wine Tourism Awards from France
Last week the French minister of tourism presented the first ‘Prix National de l’Oenotourisme’ – wine tourism awards in four different categories and I’m delighted to say that all of them are already...
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