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Dordogne Food & Wine
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Food and Wine in the Dordogne
Dordogne wines - treasures to discover
A guide to the Bergerac appellations |
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Specialities from Dordogne
Local fruit and vegetables vary according to season, but confit de canard and foie gras are in constant supply. Obvious accompaniments are truffles and walnuts - both readily available here. The Bergerac wine region ensures there is something good to drink as well.
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Shopping in Dordogne
Shopping in France is no hardship! And whether you are visiting Dordogne for a holiday or living here permanently, the cities and towns of the region offer a wonderful choice of shops, from the small chocolatier tucked away in a side street to the huge 'zones' with giant superstores such as LeClerc, Decathlon, Darcy. Here's some suggestions as to where you can buy all the things you can't live without!
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Wine farming in Dordogne
Caroline and Sean Feely took on Château Haut Garrigue
Caroline Feely left her job as an IT consultant in Ireland to pursue her dream of wine farming with husband, Sean, in France. From Château Haut Garrigue – their new base in the Dordogne – the couple juggle the demands of running an organic vineyard and raising their two girls.more...
Visiting a goat’s cheese producer in France
La Borie d'Imbert farm in Rocamadour
The French have long understood the importance of fresh, locally sourced ingredients, which goes some way to explain the popularity of their markets and farms such as La Borie d'Imbert where you can buy cheese and see it being made.more...
Ordering in your local Dordogne café
How to get the coffee you want
There's a café terrace in the sun, just inviting you to sit down. But how do you order the coffee you want? Now we're used to ordering a latte... but Starbucks hasn't exactly made inroads into rural France. Here's a guide to the local terminology...
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Market day in the Dordogne
Time for local produce - and chat!
Market day is important in rural Dordogne - an opportunity to buy fresh food from local producers and catch up on gossip in the area. After the glossy displays of insipid fruit and vegetables in the English supermarket, a Dordogne market is like Ali Baba's cave.
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