Get Into Relive!
Relive! was perhaps my favourite discovery of 2019. It’s an app for your phone, easy to use, and great fun. Relive! records your route, allows you to take photos along the way, and at the end of the day you…
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Champagne
How is it made? Is it any good? Is there any good news? This is a difficult subject if you’re a fan of champagne, whether that’s the region, the wine, or the symbolism associated with the wine. But read until…
An Introduction To Champagne
Champagne – a region, and of course a world-famous wine. My view of champagne has been that you buy into the idea of a celebratory drink, or you don’t. The best champagnes are beautiful, and the history of the…
Video of our new Provence tour
Two years ago, we launched a redesigned tour of Provence Most importantly, I wanted to spend more time in Provence, rather than Languedoc (!). I wanted to explore a really interesting wine region more thoroughly; make the tour perhaps a…
Video – Touring Languedoc With The Chain Gang
Enjoy 10 minutes of a wonderful video of cycling in Languedoc. This is another of Roberto Peixoto’s videos, and maybe my favourite. What do I like about it? There are lots of clips of people smiling on their bikes –…
Why Wine Is More Interesting In The Languedoc
Vineyards and wines In The Languedoc. Languedoc-Rousillon is a huge wine-producing region. The weather is perfect for growing grapes, and the Languedoc, until recently, had a reputation for producing vast lakes of ‘OK’ French plonk, under a series…
Changes to our Alsace Tour
We’ve been running our Alsace tour for a few years now. We’ve introduced some changes from time to time, and we decided at the end of last season to make a couple of more significant changes. Much as I love…
A Photo Tour Of Alsace
We’ve got an album of photos from Alsace for you, courtesy of Jeremy Shindler. There are some lovely photos of birds, which is a bonus. It’s a pleasure cycling with someone who knows something about birds. I’ve chosen five photos…
The Beautiful Villages of Alsace
(Click on any image to enlarge it) Speaking personally, the single most memorable thing about Alsace is the string of beautiful villages that make up the ‘route du vin’. The villages themselves are beautiful, and impeccably preserved. They run in…
The Wines of Provence
Wine has been made in Provence since the Greeks settled Marseille, before the Romans arrived. The greatest part of provençale wines are part of the Côtes du Rhône appellation. This appellation is a perfect example of the French system of…
