Vie de Romans Winery

My parents had rented a house in a large vineyard in Lorgues, in the Provence region of the south of France. My mother describes it as, “literally medieval, with narrow, winding streets between tall, three- or four-story ancient buildings.” ..... September 21st, 2010 | Introducing Anne-Sophie, our newest member of l'équipe éditoriale de Ma Vie Francaise™. She is a writer, an actress and a translator. Anne-Sophie has been providing substantial support co-ordinating and ...

Taking a look at Chateau de la Salle you can see why it was a good buy for the Chinese. The chateau is an ancient one harking back to the 15th century and produces both red and white wines from 18 odd hectares planted with Merlot, ... The chateau lies in Genès de Blaye (named after Saint Genesius – a Roman comic actor who was martyred for his conversion to Christianity on the stage). Viticulture in the Côtes de Blaye dates back to Roman times when the Roman General ...

Our parents shared wine and stories while the five-year old and I found a group of five or six other kids, all a bit older than I was, to play with. We ran off for ice cream or something and all ran back. After a quick check-in, we went running ..... September 21st, 2010 | Introducing Anne-Sophie, our newest member of l'équipe éditoriale de Ma Vie Francaise™. She is a writer, an actress and a translator. Anne-Sophie has been providing substantial support co-ordinating and ...

Over on the Left Bank, academic institutions still abound in the Latin Quarter amid medieval churches and Roman remains, spreading east to the new university and business district around the modern Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterrand . Farther west are St-Germain ... Avoid the crowded Place du Tertre with its pseudo-artists, and explore the small cottage-lined alleys and stairways, the bars, food and fashion shops of rue des Abbesses, the vineyard and the cemetery. ...

A tour of Zahle's Ksara winery is a good way to see how wine and arak are made. Of special interest here are the extensive underground caves built around a natural grotto known and enlarged by the Romans. ..... of contrasts: beautiful architecture exists alongside concrete eyesores; traditional houses set in jasmine-scented gardens are dwarfed by modern buildings; winding old alleys turn off from wide avenues; and swanky new cars vie for right of way with vendor carts. ...