Do you know how wine barrels are made? We went to the Nadalie Tonnellerie in Ludon Medoc to find out more. It's a great visit, you see all the stages of the barrel making process which blends the traditional skills that have passes down through the generations, with modern technology such as laser markings on the end of the barrels. We learnt about the wood that makes the barrels and why the toasting is so important.
Call them up and make an appointment, visits are in the mornings in English and French.
Then round off the morning with lunch at the adjoining restaurant the 1902 (which is the year the cooperage was founded).
Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr
Week 14
Monday 8 AprilTuesday 9 April
Wednesday 10 April
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| LA Breche cinema in Ste Foy |
Thursday 11 April
Friday 12 April
Saturday 13 April
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| Chateau Bridoire |
13 April 20h30 : Music and wine in the castles,
valorisation of the heritage ... the association Les Grandes Heures of
Saint-Emilion offer you throughout the year classical concerts of high
quality in the inevitable wine estates of Saint-Emilion.The third concert of the Grandes Heures de Saint-Emilion will take place on April 13th at Château Grand Corbin-Despagne at 8:30 pm with Aurelienne Brauner (cello) et Eric Maria Couturier (cello).
They will perform Gabrielli, Offenbach, Gliere, Pesson, Klengel, Barrière.
Prices:
Concert - tasting: 37 €
Group: 30 € (from 10 people)
Reduced price: 16 € (unemployed, students, -18 years)
Subscription: 375 €
Contact:
+33 (0)6 77 11 55 77 / +33 (0)6 08 88 06 60
Sunday 14 April
14 April : Vide grenier at Lac de la Cadie in Mouliets et Villemartin.
Coming up...
And finally...
ALZHEIMER & DEMENTIA
France
Alzheimer (Dordogne) currently has a small English-speaking support
group that meets at Restaurant l’Etoile in St. Nexans for a coffee and
chat (not far from Bergerac airport) from 10am on the first Tuesday of
each month, to which anyone who has (or cares for someone who has)
Alzheimer or any of the associated maladies is welcome.
However,
funding has recently been approved for a specialised support facility
that is proposed to be based in Eymet on a once-a-month basis. This
facility, called Halte Relais, provides professionally guided support
for carers (normally a psychiatrist, or psychotherapist with specific
knowledge of this category of illness) and a volunteer-supported
activity period (run simultaneously) for the sufferers of these
illnesses.
The
English Group volunteer group would be delighted to hear of people in
need of this for of assistance, and whether Eymet is a logical place to
base such a facility. We don’t currently have a dedicated email
address, but can be contacted through the Facebook page @CarersInFrance,
which is run by one of our members (you can also message us in this
way, if you’d rather keep your contact with us private).
We’re also keen to find people who will assist us as volunteers with craft and musical-type activities and fundraising.
