All Posts Tagged With: "french villages"
Forgotten French Wine Grape
Forgotten French Wine Grape. Ok – maybe “forgotten” is a little stong. “Neglected”, “Little known Internationally” might be better descriptions for the Gamay Grape. Although a flavorful and fruity little devil(and isn’t that the best kind?) the Gamay’s place in the French Wine Pantheon is usually overshadowed by it’s more celebrated cousins. The Cabernets, […]
10Jun2012 | Bicycle Gourmet | 30 comments | Continued
French Travel Country life Dreaming
French Travel Country Life Dreaming is what I do. As my regular readers are well aware. And I suspect that their French travels, or dreams about them, is what contributes to them being faithful followers of DA BG. They will be the first to tell you that my French Cycling Gourmet gig isn’t always a […]
11Dec2011 | Bicycle Gourmet | 7 comments | Continued
French Country Life Confidental – Part Three
(Reading Part One and/or Part Two will bring you up to speed) Recognize This Guy? If you remember Ichabod Crane, You’d recognize Rene. Hawk nose. Deep set piercing eyes. High cheekbones. Angular face. And a frame more “fashionably lean” than even da BG! When I tried to visualize him at school, I first thought […]
2Dec2011 | Bicycle Gourmet | 11 comments | Continued