Sunday, December 7, 2014

Cahors wines amongst the best of the world


Just in time for the end of the year festivities there is excellent news from the Cahors wine front :

two very renomated American wine magazines, Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, have listed three Cahors wines amongst the 100 best wines of the world : a great honour to the ancient wine region the Lot where malbec is the main grape variety.

Read for yourself (article in French)


Sunday, April 27, 2014

the photo album of 2013



At last, a few days before Labour Day - uff, I will be allowed to enjoy the first of May ! - I could finish the photo album of 2013 with a selection of the photos received from our guests.

Thanks a lot to everybody who contributed.

As you can see from the pictures it was a hot summer with a lot of birds (esp. owls), bees and butterflies.

I hope you like it.




Sunday, March 9, 2014

Deer all around


It's has been a winter's time since my last post.
As in most parts of Western Europe winter has been rather "hot" here and rainy but - contrary to last winter - not that grey at all.

But now spring is in the air and I want to break my bear's sleep.

I don't know if it is due to spring time or because of the mild winter but for the first time since we live here, i.e since 6 years, we see a lot of deer around the house and in the whole of Prayssac.
According to the older neighbours this is very exceptional.

I always loved this animal - not only because of its natural beauty and elegance - so it's nice to see them around much nearer.

Here they are - our new friends.