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Join us here at home + A Santorini Caper

Join us tomorrow at 3:30 pm for a winetasting. Jean-Marc and I are happy to welcome you here (near Bandol). Confirm at jm.espinasse@gmail.com More tasting dates: October 3rd and October 19. Email the address above, for more info. TODAY'S WORD: la câpre     : caper le câprier = caper plant ECOUTEZ/LISTENListen to Jean-Marc pronounce these French words:Download MP3 or Wav Il y a longtemps on trouvait … Continue reading Join us here at home + A Santorini Caper

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Fleurs des Champs & medicinal plants in our vineyard

Purple tansy, or phacelia cetifolia, is an excellent insectary plant and heaven to the local pollinators (a veritable bee magnet!). While phacilia is known to attract les abeilles, my husband, alias Chief Grape, uses it to clean the soil of his vineyard (folding it into the soil, once the flowers have passed). The parcel, above, was planted with grapevines last year. See what the field … Continue reading Fleurs des Champs & medicinal plants in our vineyard

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