Food and Drink

Eating and drinking well is not just a pleasure in France - it's a right! Enjoy our latest tasty offerings...

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A guide to French wine regions

Each distinct region in France has its own style and grape varieties...

And this is the quiet month for vignerons...

There is still plenty to do in the vineyards, even if the biggest job - the harvest - is yet to come

Did You Know? There are vineyards in Paris

Wine has been made in the capital since Roman times - and the mairie now owns the city's four main vineyards

They are nice beasts, they don’t make a noise or smell

In our occasional series looking at different jobs, snail farmer Sylvain Rouchon, 43, tells Jessica Smith how he got into his unusual occupation

World's best gather for jam-making championships

Lot-et-Garonne town welcomes planet's finest confitures to annual jam festival

WWII coffee substitute enjoys chic transformation

Chicory is now very fashionable

Tea or avocado? What’s your favourite ice-cream?

The south-east of France, like Italy, is famous for its artisanal ice-cream in a multitude of flavours – some more unusual than others!

From iron man to oyster farmer

Samantha David meets Didier Fournier, who gave up a career as a metal worker to produce oysters on Ile de Ré

Why the French prefer to drink their own wine

Jonathan Hesford argues that the French palate and culture is the reason supermarkets do not stock a lot of imported wine

Organic is booming but is bio a healthier diet?

Organic products have never been so popular, with latest 2016 figures showing more shoppers going “bio”, the opening of new specialists all over France, a rise in the range and amount of organic products in supermarkets and the number of farms converting from conventional methods.

Shop boom is a boost for vegans and vegetarians

Along with the rise in people switching to organic food in France, some of the shops supplying them have also started to offer vegan and vegetarian foods – and this is a bonus for those who have long struggled to find supplies, especially vegan.

All things small and beautiful

Why bigger is not always better for wine producers

Mangalica - the ham to rule them all

Angry protests against sale of cheap Spanish wine

Winemakers in Occitanie want supermarkets to buy local and say cheap Spanish costs make for unfair competition

Donate a baguette for national bread week

As bakers honour their patron saint today, customers are invited to buy a baguette for the needy

Taittinger vines grow in garden of England

50 acres of vines in soil following ceremonial planting by head of prestigious champagne house

The Frenchman who gave us the humble strawberry

Strawberry season is now upon us... but where did the fraise get its name?

April frost may cost Bordeaux wine region €1billion

Up to 30% of the grape harvest may be lost, causing huge losses across the wine industry

Spice of life

Normany saffron grower adds a little spice to life

Sensible, sustainable viticulture - it's the future

Traditional French recipes for Easter weekend

Two delicious seasonal treats - one savoury and one sweet - to enjoy this weekend

Gariguette strawberries arrive at market

France's favourite early-season fraise can be yours - at the right price