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Yeah, I've thought about it but vineyards in the area I would like to live in (Cote d'Or) are quite expensive. I've even looked at the courses they talk about in Plumpton - it's 15 minutes from my house. If I did it it would be hobby wine, not industry wine.
My grandparents had a place between Angouleme and Riberac - my aunt now owns it since they passed away. I spend many a happy time down there, particularly in my late teens with my now wife - the medieval fayre at Dignac was always a highlight of the summer!
Agreed on the cheap wine though and it's good stuff. Even the cheap local red is much better than a lot of the stuff we get over here. My mate reckons that they export all the really bad shite to the UK cos we don't know any better.
There are some beautiful places round there - I could definitely live over there. Even if it sometimes feels like you actually are stepping back in time!
Particularly where we are I would have to question the quality of the food. Our local supermarkets are definitely not up to the quality of Lidl in the UK, I know this for a fact because I was in the UK last week. Butchers and epiceries (delis) are better but you pay for the quality.
You will be lucky to get a decent vineyard as it seems that the Chinese have been buying an awful lot of them.
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The last few years we've been having a week in a chalet in Lescun, which is an incredibly beautiful place (plus we have always managed to catch the cheese festival down in Etsaut, which is... interesting). The approach to The Pyrenees is amazing, through some marvellous country. I know Pau slightly and Oleron Ste-Marie... but Lourdes! It's got to be one of the weirdest places ever. It's like Catholic Disneyland. Do you do the booze run down to Portalet then?
I'm surprised that you find the supermarkets a bit crap though. I actually like shopping in the local Auchan in Angouleme, and there are loads of Lidl's springing up which have a much wider selection than we have (plus brilliant and cheap wine!). You're right though, the more 'artisanal' village boucheries and boulangeries are not the bargains they once were, although I do think that the variety and quality is superior to any of our local butchers in North Tyneside.