Winorama (Free subscription) | yesterday
This is a blend of cabernet franc (33%), cabernet sauvignon (28%), merlot (24%) and shiraz (15%). It is the 20th vintage release of this wine. You need a subscription to The Wine Front to see this part of the post
kalebeul (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
The sun dog dies mysteriously at the end of the solar year: While its soul wanders the underworld, its old and weary body is barbecued and consumed in dark hovels by fearful peasants: This enables its rebirth: I’ve forgotten who it was who believed the Old Testament was originally written in English, or some predecessor thereof, and who [...]
Let's Fly Under the Bridge (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
The French go skiing : Buoyed by major snowfalls and French families seeking to spend their euros closer to home, France's ski resorts are reporting a boom in business. Hotels and chalets in the French Alps, the Pyrenees and other mountain resorts were almost fully booked over the holiday season, according to the Protourisme market analysis group. "We are having an excellent start to the season,"...
Free Articles (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Author: Rumble Romagnoli Gers is classified as a department in Midi-Pyrenees with the number 32 allotted to it. The Gers department gets its name from the Gers River flowing through the department. The Gers department sprawls over an area of 6,291 square kilometres and the population is estimated at 174,500. River Gers runs for a length [...]
A-Bit-of-News (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Gers is classified as a department in Midi-Pyrenees with the number 32 allotted to it. The Gers department gets its name from the Gers River flowing through the department. The Gers department sprawls over an area of 6,291 square kilometres and the population is estimated at 174,500. River Gers runs for a length of 178 [...]
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... and stared at the Transhumance, the ancient Basque ritual of transferring the flocks from high Pyrenees to the shelter of the family farmstead. The two males rode on a tractor covering one flank of the herd while a dog managed strays on the other side. The woman managed traffic, the gates and brought up in the rear. The Basque homeland for some 3 million people is a vee wedge of land in...
