Janet's Jaunts

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." —Marcel Proust

Taste the south of France with me

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World Wines in Mentor has managed to locate some of the wonderful wines I drank during my visit to the South of France this summer and will be pouring them from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. That’s Aug. 11, the day before my next South of France travel section is delivered to subscribers in their Sunday paper.

Last month I wrote about a walk among the vineyards at Morgues du Gres and how astonishing it was to experience the aromas of wild fennel, roses, thyme, rosemary and other wonderful scents among the vineyards and olive trees. When we returned to the winery  for our tasting we could taste those very same flavors- part of what the French called terroir.
Click  on these links to see those stories

Find South of France flavors in landscape, grapes, people, Roman history of Languedoc (with videos, interactive map)

Immerse yourself in south of France with stay at 18th-century farmhouse (with interactive map)

I’m looking forward to tasting that wine again in Mentor and wonder whether it will taste the same.

Ill bring my laptop and a great DVD showing scenes  from the South of France, including some of the places Ive written about.  I’ll be ready to talk travel, terroir and whatever else comes up among those who join me at the wine shop, 8760 Mentor Ave.

Then you’ll be able to read about the Canal du Midi and Carcassonne, two other pieces in the puzzle that’s terroir.