A Different Taste of France…Discovering Pineau des Charentes
The heat of the afternoon sun was overtaking us as we were learning the game of pétanque. Our host brought out a tray with small glasses and two bottles of a drink we had never seen. In Provence, he told us, they drink pastis. But here in Charente it was this drink we were offered. We sat down in the shade and he began to tell us the story of Pineau des Charentes.
Wine and Cognac have been produced here for hundreds of years in the midst of vast fields of sunflowers. Read the rest of this entry »