les hirondelles blog

hello and welcome to our blog.

our aim is to share some of the experiences of life and events here in the charente region of france.

we hope you enjoy them and we also look forward to meeting you here one day soon.

until then .... a bientôt!

you say tomayto, i say tomahto

is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? tomatoes are a fruit. why? the definition of a botanical fruit is that it has at least one seed and...

beaujolais nouveau day

a day and wine not to be missed! each year on the third thursday of november, a wine called beaujolais nouveau hits the shelves worldwide....

it’s all about the strawberry!

that little red fruit with an explosion of flavour when eaten straight from the plant the humble strawberry is the first fruit to ripen...

know your vs from your vsop?

let us talk cognac. what is cognac? it is a type of brandy produced in the charente region of south west france. grape juice is...

pineau des charentes

what is pineau? not to be confused with pinot noir, pineau is a regional aperitif found in the charente region of south west france....