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Golf Ball Sized Hailstones Ravage Famous French Wine Region

By Laurent Jouvin May 3, 2024 September 2, 2024 0

A cataclysmic hailstorm wreaked havoc on many vineyards in Chablis, the northernmost AOC in the famous French wine region of Burgundy Wednesday evening. This is the second weather blow for the local Chardonnay winegrowers and winemakers, after being hit with frost just a few days ago. Being a farmer is …

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Clos Montmartre – A Vineyard In Paris

By Laurent Jouvin October 27, 2014 April 2, 2024 6

Every time I go back to France to visit my family, I always spend a few days in the “city of lights”. But Paris is so much more than just its colloquial reference. It’s the music in the streets, the monuments, the museums, the cabarets, the farmers markets that go for …