Foire aux vins

Bonjour everyone, up early at usual this morning and away for our walk with the dogs. I have been in the kitchen most of the morning cooking, which I'm sure dosen't surprise a lot of you. We have so many figs on our tree, I thought I needed to do something. So found this recipe called Fig Tart (Tarte aux figues) | My Cooking Hut, this is the link if you want to try, and here is a picture of the tarts. I have so many figs I've made eight tarts.  I also made bags of tomato soup and tomato sauce.

Today through the post we received a magazine from our local supermarket 'Intermarche' for Foire Aux Vins, which is a wine fair. So after lunch Freddy and I sat down to go through the wine. As the fair is only on for 4 days we wanted to make sure we got some good ones, as they go quickly. The most popular wine in this region of course is Bordeaux, so we have selected about 6 Bordeaux from the Merlot, Cabernet franc & Sauvignon grape. Next are the wines from south west region.  Bergerac, I'm sure a lot of you will be familier with and that is the Merlot, Cabernet grape. Then we have Cahors it is a red wine from grapes grown in or around the town of Cahors, we have chosen a Malbec, Tannant, grape, although tends to be a bit robust and full we are only getting a couple of bottles. Older than Bordeaux and with a reputation for darkness and strength it is the only French red wine to harness the power of the Malbec grape. Then there is Bourgogne wine, we know it Burgundy wine the most famous grape is wines made Pinot Noir. Also a few bottles of Bordeaux white which is Sauvignon, Semillon, the semillon is blended with the sauvignon to give a sweet wine, which is perfect with a nice dessert, such as my Fig Tart.

So although the day is not yet over we have been busy, as I type this blog, my husband is fast asleep outside in the beautiful sunshine by the pool.


Here is a quote I read lately
“Home is not where you live, but where they understand you” à demain - until tomorrow