Photo of our family in Le Vin Sobre wine shop–a project Jean-Marc has been working on all summer. The doors officially opened, here in La Ciotat, on Friday. (left to right: Jackie, Jean-Marc, Max, and Kristi.)
Today's word: vieille canaille
: old scoundrel
Click here to listen to the following sentence
Bonjour, c'est Jean Marc. Je vous invite à venir visiter ma cave à vin – épicerie fine à La Ciotat. Vous y découvrirez toutes mes sélections ainsi qu'une section intitulée "vieilles canailles".
Hi, Jean-Marc here. I invite you to visit my wine shop/épicerie fine in La Ciotat. You will discover all my best selections as well as a section called "old scoundrels".*
"Old scoundrels, here, refer to Jean-Marc's old vintages, for sale at the shop.
A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE, by Kristi Espinasse
Two Milestones
The picture, above, was snapped moments before we took our daughter to the train station in Marseilles. Her voyage to Miami, where she began bartender school on Monday, was about to begin. Sometime last year our youngest began a transition, leaving behind her fashion studies in France to find work in the States. The job she found at the Ritz Carlton, serving drinks and occasionally helping as barback, awakened a longtime interest in mixology. Voilà for the first milestone which passed the week of her 22nd birthday (which is today, September 18th! Happy Birthday, Jackie!!).
The second milestone belongs to Jean-Marc, who opened his Vin Sobre wine shop here in La Ciotat on Friday! He could not have known when he began his journey into winemaking that he would end up here. But, if there is one thing I am learning, "to end up somewhere" is not in his vernacular.
There is no "end," only a day to day trek towards the future. Happy travels to all and, should you find yourself in the area of La Ciotat, please enjoy a rest stop along your journey… at the Vin Sobre wine shop, located conveniently off the motorway 🙂
Le Vin Sobre La Ciotat
45 Voie Ariane, 13600 La Ciotat
Tel : 09 88 06 18 58 – 06 65 21 35 92
Instagram : @le_vin_sobre_la_ciotat
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LeVinSobreLaCiotatCaveAVinEpicerieFine/
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How exciting!
Hope Jackie had a fabulous birthday. Best wishes on the new ventures!
I didn’t mean shipping wine to me. Maybe some could be sent to a store that sells wine, such as those where I went to tastings and bought Rouge-Bleu a few years ago?
What an exciting post! Félicitations tout le monde! Another chapter unfolds in the life of the famille Espinasse! I’m so happy for all of you and am now off to read the latest offering in your wonderful book. I’m in the midst of my women’s tour, Kristi, and we have Cheryl Jamieson with us. She told me she found out about it through the post you kindly shared … merci mille fois!
Bises