Several bottles of wine, sold at Super U, Metro and Monoprix, are recalled for their potential danger. [Update February 17, 2023] An additional bottle has been recalled by rappel-conso.gouv.fr. This is a Rasteau rouge 2020 Les Crapons, sold in U stores (Super, Hyper…). The latter has a manufacturing defect, which causes a burr at the neck of the […]
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APPLICATION: The app, Snapchat has teamed up with Yuka and Vivino to enable its users to get food and wine information by scanning them Snapchat announced Thursday that it has added features to its app that provide “new ways to eat and consume using the camera.” The social network has teamed up with Yuka and Vivino, tools that respectively obtain information on […]
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Red wine with fish and white wine with cheese … It is possible to shake the habits at the table, provided you follow a few rules. It is traditional to serve white wine with fish and red wine with cheese . Role reversal is possible. But it’s about having some notions in mind not to do anything. Fish and fresh wines If the alliance between […]
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From September to mid-October, there is room for wine fairs. Large retailers and wine merchants offer a choice so vast that it is difficult to navigate. How not to be wrong? It’s the return of the wines! A real phenomenon that the French love. Proof of this is the 400 million total turnover achieved last year on the occasion of the […]
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For three days, the Saint-Malo Wharf hosts the 22nd edition of the Wine and Gastronomy fair The 22nd edition of Wine and Gastronomy fair is at St. Malo from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th January, 2018. Posing as the “crossroads of the typical products of each region”, the show offers again the general public to meet artisans, manufacturers, […]
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Brittany, wine and dance: this weekend, we have identified five grat events in Nantes to get you off the couch 1. Picnic and dance The centre chorégraphique of Nantes will open at 11 am on Saturday 13th May. Bring your picnic lunch to eat on the outdoor tables set in the yard. Little nibbles are also provided […]
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PRODUCTION: Even more severe declines in wine production are expected in Champagne, Burgundy or in the Charentes … Hard hit by frost, hail and drought, the French production of wine looks down 10% this year. According to preliminary forecasts of the Ministry of Agriculture, even more severe declines are expected in Champagne, Burgundy or in the Charentes. The […]
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The 24th wine and gastronomy weekend, gathers 150 exhibitors from all over France, from Saturday to Monday, at the Exhibition Centre in Vannes. 150 exhibitors are expected, from Saturday to Monday, at the Chorus Exhibition Centre in Vannes, at the 24th exhibition of wines and gastronomy. Outstanding Connoisseur Attending Note the presence of an outstanding connoisseur […]
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Most litres consumed annually per capita … According to a study by Bonial, the top wine consumers (all typesof wine) are the inhabitants of the Pays de la Loire and Poitou-Charentes. With 21,60 Litres per person per year, they are ahead of the people of Brittany and the Northwest, which consumes 19,20 litres and Central West at 17,52 […]
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HARVEST production should reach 46 million hectoliters, a million less than last year … After a very dry summer, the Department of Agriculture will unveil this week its wine production estimates for 2015, whilst industry professionals are already predicting a slightly lower yield, but a good vintage. The statistical department Agreste publishes its forecast tomorrow, […]
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