best french wine years
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Gifts for French Family?
I will be staying with two different host families when I go to France in two weeks. What is a nice present for the parents and a 12 year old girl and 12 year old boy? So far, I have some Wisconsin wine and chocolate coverd cherries for the parents, a little rhinestone necklace for the girl, and a book of 50 state quarters for the boy… Is this all okay?
I heard it is rude to bring a lot of presents for the French, but is that even true?
The cherries are a Wisconsin thing, so thats why I’m bringing those.
No, not at all. In fact those are some really awesome presents you got.
Sure you don’t wanna visit Belgium instead? 
From my experience, French people are very normal in this thing, and will be more than flattered that you graced them with a few presents. It shows that you take interest in them and wish to share a little bit of your culture.
How could anyone consider this rude?
I’d just be careful on what to bring or give if these people are Muslims. They have strict traditions in the exchanging of gifts and there is quite a strong population of Muslims in certain parts of France.
Exploring French Wine Regions
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A Good Year (Widescreen Edition) $6.15 A feel-good movie that highlights the beauty of France as much as it does its stars, A Good Year provides a languid, gorgeous viewing experience. Director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe–who first worked together on the Academy Award-winning Gladiator–are reunited in this romantic film, which is based on Peter Mayle’s book A Year in Provence. Crowe plays Max, a workaholic London bonds trader who … |
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Julia Child – The French Chef $17.77 JULIA CHILD:FRENCH CHEF VOL 1 – DVD Movie… |
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Banyuls 5 Year Aged French Red Wine Vinegar 750 Ml $22.00 Banyuls wine vinegar comes from the southern most point of France, where the pyranees run into the Mediterranean. The winegrowers of this area where the soil is inferitle and arid work by hand the vines of the grenache grape. Under the hot sun the dry northerly wind of this region the grapes are picked at full maturity to make superb rich and powerful banyuls wines. The local cuisine holds an amaz… |
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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, Reggio Emilia, Crimson Label, Aged minimum of 12 years, 100 ml $95.00 Crimson Label Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, made in Reggio Emilia, Italy and D.O.P. certified, has a delicate, understated perfume and a pleasantly intense acidity. The most “vinegary” of the three Traditional Balsamic Vinegars, the Crimson Label is perfect straight from the bottle on fish, carpaccio, raw vegetables and in marinades. The best chefs use it in their cooking juices when preparing gam… |
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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, Reggio Emilia, Gold Label, Aged minimum of 18 years, 100 ml $250.00 This exceptional Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Reggio Emilia, Italy, will delight your taste buds with its sumptuous sweet and sour flavor and bewitching aroma. Aged at least 25 years in wood barrels, some dating back to the 18th century, the gold label Reggio Emilia Traditional Balsamic Vinegar has been awarded the highest grading based on its remarkable taste, aroma and appearance. This luxu… |