JOIE DE VIVRE ❘ LOVE FRANCE 3 ways to…
GET QUAINT, QUIRKY OR CRAFTY
France boasts no end of
unusual museums to satiate niche tastes or showcase cottage industries…
FRENCH FAN CLUB
Anne Hoguet is the latest in a long line of prestigious éventail (fan)
makers. As well as making fans for top couture houses and repairing vintage ones, she also curates the Paris Fan Museum, home to over 2,500 magnificent pieces.
annehoguet.fr/home_en
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT A NATURAL HIGH
Frédéric Guintrand is a producer of natural wine in Vacqueyras, Vaucluse. Domaine Les Cardelines, located between the Dentelles de Montmirail and Mont Ventoux, has been in the family for several generations. “I’m passionate about my terroir,” he says. “I practise natural, ancestral viticulture on over nine hectares of vines.” This means harvesting the grapes, largely Grenache, by hand. The family passion for wine runs deep. “My father started selling bottled wine to private customers in the 70s. Before that, my grandfather produced exclusively for wine merchants [négociants or brokers].” So too does a commitment to production methods respectful of nature. “My parents joined one of the only associations claiming an organic approach respectful of all. For my part, I’d like to follow in their
footsteps and perpetuate our tradition with my own vision of wine.” Buy Frédéric’s AOC Vacqueyras, Côtes-du-Rhône and Côtes-du-Ventoux wines online at
www.domainelescardelines.fr
WINE WITH LEGS October 13 will see hikers, cyclists and horse riders descend upon Chardonnay in Burgundy for the 40th edition of Tournuscimes. Book a place at the jolly gathering via
www.tournuscimes.fr
24 ❘ FRANCE TODAY Oct/Nov 2023
Frédéric Guintrand continues a long- running familiy tradition of nature- conscious winemaking
ALLUMETTE APPEAL
Painstakingly reproduced miniature versions of France’s architectural
grand designs was the life’s work of the late Armel Caro. The Museum of Matchstick Castles is located in Bizole in Morbihan (Brittany).
www.trefflean.com/le-musee- chateau-en-allumettes
ROLL UP, ROLL UP!
Rixheim in Alsace is the home of the Wallpaper Museum, where visitors can “admire wallpaper
dating back to the 18th century to the present day, from traditional
domino-print patterns to creations by contemporary designers”.
www.museepapierpeint.org/en
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