2018 – Le Lac, Saint-Martin-de-Gurson

Le Petit Gurson new website

| 2018, food and wine, Le Petit Gurson, St Martin de Gurson

Well, things stay very quiet for a while and then there is a glut of new information (further posts to follow). I’m delighted to report that Le Petit Gurson has a new website – http://www.le-petitgurson.fr/ The new Petit Gurson is, quite simply, the best bar-restaurant around, boasting a beautiful location in the scenic centre of […]

Protected: Some housekeeping: bin collections, internet and watching UK TV

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| 2018

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The Dubard (Laulerie) family get a mention in April’s Decanter magazine

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| 2018, wine

In April 2018's Decanter magazine there was a great review of St Emilion satellite vineyards. It was great to see that, highlighted as the selection with a rating of 89, is Château Bel Air from Puisseguin, from my favourite proprietor, famille Dubard (Château Laulerie). When you drive from St-Martin to St-Emilion you pass through Puisseguin. [...]

Important roadworks

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| 2018

Vinci Autoroutes, who operate the A89 from Bordeaux to Brive, have announced roadworks which will involve the closure of exit 12 of the A89 (Montpon-Ménésterol), which is the one that we take to get to the house when driving from Bordeaux. They are spending 8 million euros to resurface 50km of the autoroute between Mussidan […]

EasyJet expanding operations from Bordeaux

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| 2018, Bergerac, Bordeaux, flights

I’m delighted to see that EasyJet has announced that its latest French hub will be based at Bordeaux-Merignac. Three additional Airbus A320s will be based at the airport and they are recruiting 110 new staff. The good news from our point of view is that in 2018 they will be operating the Liverpool-Bordeaux service throughout […]