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This front page was first published on 23rd November 2008.
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Far too young to drink a wine many say is... a wine far too
young to drink!
Nevertheless, young Edward McCready joined in the spirit of the
occasion at the Café Voyageurs at the Poets Day meet on Friday.
If he wasn't allowed to drink it himself, he certainly made sure
that everyone else was served!
For more information on Beaujolais Nouveau
- click here
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The Caribbean came to St. Céré this cold November
night - and very welcome it was too! For a review of the evening,
click the image above or check
out the review on the Au Passé Simple sponsored page by clicking
this link.
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 The Festival of St. Céré extends its programme
of musical events throughout the winter season. Based at the Théâtre
Usine, a diverse programme of performances is promised. Full details
of the performances and dates will be published in next weeks website
update.
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What's all the fuss?
Maybe it is a bit like the American prohibition... if you ban something,
everyone wants it. For the fact is, the release of the new Beaujolais
vintage is dictated by French law... it is not a growers conspiracy.
This year the release date it was one minute past midnight as Wednesday
turned into Thursday 21st November. So what is Beaujolais
Nouveau?
Beaujolais Nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced
in the Beaujolais region of France. It is the most popular vin de
primeur, fermented for just a few weeks then officially released
for sale no sooner than the third Thursday of November. It is "designed"
to be drunk immediately.
This "Beaujolais Day", or "Beaujolais Nouveau Day"
sees heavy marketing from the producers, with races to get the first
bottles of the vintage to different markets.
This year the harvest, that lasted nearly a month, beginning as
it did on 15th September, was blessed with ideal weather. With no
rain in September the crisp sunny weather meant that the grapes
ripened evenly and steadily and that , health-wise, a good balance
was reached. This allowed the vinegrowers to leave the bunches on
the vine a few days longer and make the most of the excellent weather.
As far as volume is concerned, the yield in 2008 is particularly
low, throughout the vinegrowing area. It could even be the lowest
yield in Beaujolais since 1975, if the forecasts are confirmed:
under 800 000 hl, where the average is 1 000 000 hl. This, in addition
to the weather during the harvest, guarantees definite quality,
and has led professionals to consider that “all the conditions
for a successful vintage are combined”.
It may be hype, or the growers could be hedging their bets. But
when it is good, Beaujolais Nouveau (and, indeed, Gaillac Nouveau)
can be very good indeed.
You can judge this years vintage for yourselves at the Café
Voyageurs.
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Next Friday we will be meeting at the Café Voyageurs,
as usual, to put the world to rights and for for a drink or
two. If you are out and about - join us.
Café Voyageurs, Place de la République, St.
Céré
Don't forget, if you can capture a French friend who is trying
to learn English, there can be no better way for them to practise,
than to join us.
See you there?
It's blues time again at the Au Passé
Simple on Saturday 6th December, starting around 21h.30
To
view a calendar of other live music evenings booked into the
Music Bar Au Passé Simple, please click this link,
to be taken to their sponsored page on this website
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click this
link for details of other forthcoming events in St. Céré
area and around
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Lycée, St. Céré |
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St Céré, is in the beautiful
Dordogne river valley region of the Lot (département
46), Midi-Pyreénées, South West France.
Lot is deep in the heart of France, with the
départements of Dordogne to the West, Corrèze
to the North, Aveyron and Cantal to the South and East respectively.
To
view maps of where in France to find St. Céré
- please click this link
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Church of the Pilgrims, Beaulieu |
| St Céré is surrounded by countryside
of great beauty, liberally sprinkled with historic sites and
villages.
Click this link to view photos
and information of some of the great places to visit near
St. Céré
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Being in the stunning Dordogne river valley region of the
Lot, many summer activities naturally feature water! As summer
turns gracefully to Autumn, there is still plenty to occupy.
Riding for instance. St. Céré is fortunate in
having an extremely good riding school, hacking centre and
livery stable... Siramon on the outskirts of town. Phone them
on 06 66 25 33 33 or they have a website:
www.saint-cere-equitation.com
For information about the many
activities centred in and around St. Céré, please
click this link.
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"Made in Corrèze" is an English language
broadcast by expat, Julia Branch-Evans, every Friday morning
at 09h.03. With interviews and information of interest to
all expats in France, not just residents of next-door Corréze.
Rather than fiddle with the old tuner dial to find 101.9
FM, if you have got broadband, you can listen whilst you enjoy
this website. Friday morning, just log on to st-cere.com in
time for the broadcast at 09h.03 and click the button below.
Go on, have a practice... try it now!
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To listen to a taste of the Caribbean - click the image
above
They were queuing out of the door, at one stage, to
get into the live music reggae evening at the Piano
Bar on Saturday night.
For
a review - click here
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In this section we provide links to current local
and national news items, which may well affect you if
you either live near St. Céré or, as expats
anywhere in France.
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To find out what the weather is like today in
St. Céré and for a 3 day forecast - click
the image above.
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Snow chains for sale - cheap - in the classified section.
Click the photo above for details or here
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WiFi connections in St Céré are available
at the music bar, Au Passé Simple in Rue de
la République and at the Café 5Cere,
Hotel Touring, Place de la République.
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interest), you feel deserves an airing; have been Out
and About and know a snippet of local information -
somebody new in town/some local info; or if you have
a local event to publicise free, let us know by clicking
the appropriate link below.
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