A fruity little number from Les Vignerons de la Cave de Fabrezan, in Aude. This wine rings all the right bells, with well defined depth of flavour. Excellent deep notes of dark red berries and a warm spicy glow. This is followed by a cooked wild cherry high note. An excellent wine and fantastic value at just under 6€ a bottle.
This is a medium to full bodied wine best suited to rich foods and would go well with chocolate desserts!
This wine won a Bronze medal at the Concours General Agricole Paris 2006
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The French supermarket group Carrefour has reported a loss of 58.1m euros in the first half of the year.
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Despite the crisis, tourism in the world’s most visited city has resisted the downturn. New statistics released by the city show that after a two-year dip, tourists and notably Americans are back.
Another very drinkable Cotes du Roussillon Villages wine from the Gerard Bertrand stable of wineries. Grand Sang et Or is harvested from the vineyards that circle the village of Tautavel, which is home to the famous caves and museum, showing the finds of 500,000 year old human remains. It is well worth a visit if you are in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.
Back to the wine. A very even intense red fruit taste hits the palate on the first taste, mid note is of wild forest fruit with a earthy tone, the finish brings out a mellow hint of warm mellow spice. There is a good under note of tannins, which hold it together. All for a bargain price of just under 4€ a bottle.
This wine won a silver medal a th the Vinalies Internationales 2007/ Œnologues de France (Paris).
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French and Spanish interior ministers warn that the recent discovery in France of 12 ETA weapons caches prove that the Basque separatist group is planning more attacks. Images and soundbites of a press conference with Brice Hortefeux and Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy told a group of senior bankers that he sees “bad habits resurfacing” regarding compensation for traders. Sarkozy said he would press calls for tougher international regulation at a G20 summit in the autumn.
Sarkozy souhaite plus de “responsabilité” de la part des banques
Le président français, qui a convoqué les banquiers pour évoquer la question des bonus, souhaite que des sanctions soient prises contre les “comportements irresponsables”. Il a également appelé le secteur à plus de “responsabilité”.
There is 1 200 types of seaweeds but only 12 are used to be cooked.
Les algues ou l’art de mettre un autre grain de sel en cuisine
Parmi les 1 200 sortes d’algues répertoriées, seules douze espèces sont commercialisées et utilisées à des fins culinaires.”Chez Pineau”, un restaurant de la capitale, cela fait vingt-cinq ans que l’on cuisine l’algue.
Chateau l’Hospitalet is a part of the Gerard Bertrand group of wineries and is located just outside of Narbonne.. Some of the wines can be a bit hit or miss but this AOC Coteaux du Languedoc is on target. Nice even warm red berries. It is aged for 12 months in light oak, adding a nice mellow spice note, with just a glimmer of liquorice, with a slight mild tannin finish. All in all, a good value medium bodied red wine at around a 4€ bottle. It would well be worth stocking up on this wine because of its giveaway price.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy forced French bankers to accept new rules limiting bonuses paid to traders on Tuesday and vowed to take his campaign for greater market regulation to next month’s G20 summit in Pittsburg.
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Teddy Riner is a two-time world champion. On Wednesday he will be in Rotterdam to defend his heavyweight title. And at 20, he is still the youngest member of France’s judo team. AFPTV gets up close and personal with a strong character, on and off the mat.
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Green homes are a building trend of the future, as the public can discover at a “bio-climatic” demonstration house at the Futuroscope theme park nears Poitiers, France.
L’habitat écologique, au cœur du Grenelle de l’environnement, se présente comme la préoccupation majeure de la construction de demain. Visite guidée d’une maison bio-climatique au Futuroscope de Poitiers.
This is a great little wine from Chateau Serres, Ornaisons. Wonderful rich ripe black cherry, black current and a slight toasted muffin note bust in the mouth with every sip. The first note of sweetness is taken off by mild tannins. A mellow wine, that is very hard to put down, once you get the fruitiness on the palate. At a whisker over 5€ a bottle, this a great value wine.
Winner of a gold medal at the Concours National des Vins Vinifies par le Vigneron Independant 2004
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Reportage sur la vie des musulmans lors du Ramadan.
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France’s bloody eight year “guerre sans nom” (war without name) in Algeria ultimately ended in failure with the African nation declaring independence in 1962.
The conflict left deep scars on the French psyche, especially for the country’s one and a half million veteran.
In a new episode of Veterans Al Jazeera meets some of those who served in Algeria and finds out how they still regard the conflict with bitterness, shame and anger more than 40 years on.
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