Sunday, October 21, 2007

Clos Montmartre


I already mentioned in 2005 the Montmartre vineyard which still produces wine every year. Of course, it's not the best wine on earth, but, still Parisians are very proud of their local "Clos Montmartre" which bears a different name each year (this year, it's the "Georges Brassens cuvée" after the name of a famous French singer). The harvest (les vendanges) is the occasion to hold a big party attended by locals and personalities - with the money raised from the sale of more than 1,500 bottles being donated to various charities.

13 comments:

  1. You've offered us a number of what I would describe as "keyhole" views of Paris, Eric, and I have liked all of them - if only because I've always had a weakness for peering through the cracks in hoardings, gates, walls, floors, ceilings, and just about anything else that has something interesting - and tantalizingly out of reach - on the other side (keep those thoughts clean, boys and girls). In a way, that's one of the reasons I enjoy the Daily Photo blogs, which every twenty-four hours provide us with glimpses of places and lives that are as close as our screens and as far away as the moon.

    Hope you're having a splendid holiday.

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  2. I'm heading to Paris really really soon (in about 12 days!) and I'll be taking a look at Montmatre...is it as 'seedy' or 'shady' as people describe during the night?

    The Strange Republic
    www.veryclicky.blogspot.com

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  3. Thank you very much Louis. Actually I just landed in Paris so the holiday is over ;)

    Photolicious, don't forget your sweater(s) - I just find out this morning that it can be cold in Paris!!

    And a special comforting message to my British visitors, the pilot in the plane informed us that South Africa won the rugby cup... (Of course, congratulations to my South African visitors, although I'm not sure I have any!)

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  4. George Brassens cuvée? That's a great name! I've actually never seen the Montmartre vineyard. Where is it? Just curious. Welcome back, Eric. Still on strike?

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  5. Tomate, I believe it is quite close to "Au Lapin Agile." Basically across the street. Next to Musée de Montmartre. Metro Lamarck Caulaicourt (12) looks doable.

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  6. I hope you had a great time during your trip Eric! when you come to Budapest?:)

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  7. I like this almost secret viewpoint Eric. The charity party sounds a great idea.

    Not the best of days - losing the rugby - but your pic cheered me up. Congratulations to South Africa!

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  8. Well Lynn, I guess England "almost" made it. Sounds like it was a good match. Guess they'll need some of this wine to forget the outcome though...

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  9. I love the way you took this, through the fence! I've always just stood back and taken a shot, through a fence. And of course, it's no way as good an effect, as this is.

    Then again, I only have a little Kodak beginner digital cam and wonder if I could 'do' this, with it? Well, I just have to try, don't I? ,-)

    Mari-Nanci
    Photos-City-Mine

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  10. My boyfriend once told me that he thought that it should be illegal to make wine from grapes grown at a latitude higher than let's say, that of New York city, just because wines from New York State and from my own state of Pennsylvania are such gut-wrenchers. Of course, I think that this would disqualify all those great wines from Alsace and the Rhine region, so the latitude criterion might not be a very good one.

    Great photo, Eric, and welcome back to France.

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  11. Thanks Lynn and Eric for congratulations on South Africa's win in the RWC. I didn't actually watch the match (probably the only person in Johannesburg who didn't!)but have spent a pleasant day celebrating with friends - unforunately no wine from the Montmartre vineyard.

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  12. Thanks Eric for that little weather advice! A check online shows that Paris can hit 0 degrees celsius in early morning, wow! That's fantastic for someone from the tropics, like me!

    The Strange Republic
    www.veryclicky.blogspot.com

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  13. I agree photolicious! A florida boy like myself still goes in shock the first cold days of Paris. Why on earth would people really WANT to put on all of these clothes when a pair or shorts and sandals are so much more comfortable!

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