Turning off the motorway at Narbonne and coming through the toll gates, there immediately in front is a roundabout with a huge wine pitcher pouring wine.
The flow of wine is more obvious in winter. In summer it is partly hidden by the foliage of what look like poplars.
The writing on the stone slab in front says "Narbonne, berceau de la vigne Française: Narbonne cradle of the French vine".
Wikipedia says: "Grapevines are said to have existed in the South of France since the Pliocene period - before the existence of Homo sapiens. The first vineyards of Gaul developed around two towns: Béziers and Narbonne."
2 comments:
Please don't stop this essential and important documentation. Keep up the good work! I will be following. Many regards Fay (long time admirer of French civic pride and roundabout madness)
Woodland Fay, thank you for your interest. The hiatus in my posting is because we have been busy restoring a cottage. I'm hoping to be out and about much more in the coming months.
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