Les Bulles aka French Bubbles
This is a wonderful new series where we enjoy the expertise that Eveline Chartier brings, and really delve into French wine "Bursting" Sparkling Wine Myths and more
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03, 2025
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08, 2024
A (Painless) Beginner’s Guide to Uncorking French Wine: Sparkling Wine Basics — Part 3
How Not to Be Intimidated by French Bubbly: The 3 Most Important Types of French Sparkling Wine. Don't be intimidated anymore! Ordering French sparkling wine can be maddening, and just plain frustrating, but no longer.
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03, 2024
Moving to France: a 5 suitcase adventure just two years ago
Moving to France: This trip was going to be interesting, a holiday & maybe a new life. It's been two years of work and living a familiar routine, the beach, beautiful home. Idyllic really but to grow you need to expand your horizons...
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04, 2023
France off the beaten path: Senlis to Epernay – Part 2
Epernay in Champagne is located 130 kilometres from Paris and about the same distance from Senlis. Discover hidden places to enjoy.
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11, 2022
Sainte Maure de Touraine: The wonder of Fromage – unveiling one French cheese at a time
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: the biggest goat’s milk AOP cheese in all of France, with 7.5 million tons produced every year.
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08, 2022
Chaource: The wonder of Fromage – unveiling one French cheese at a time
It would be easy, in spotting a downy, barrel-shaped Chaource, to confuse it for double-cream Brillat-Savarin. I’ll admit I’ve done it several times before, and Lionel Dosne of the Ferme des Tourelles quickly reassures me I’m not the only one.
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12, 2021
Advice from a Melbourne pub: France for Christmas – leave the stockings at home
Don't be the turkey this year! I overheard some great advice on spending Christmas in France
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05, 2020
Champagne guide: become a French champagne expert – easily!
Discover how to become champagne savvy & impress friends with this new French champagne guide.
16
08, 2019
Interview: Janet Hulstrand – writer, editor, writing coach, teacher – living between France & USA
Janet is the author of 'Demystifying the French: How to Love Them and Make Them Love You'. She writes frequently for France focused leading publishers and for her blog: 'Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road'.
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03, 2017
Inspiring women: Virginie T – a sparkling life
Virginie T refused to be defined by her family name, so she created her own champagne label.
