Tag Archives: walnut wine

Walnut Time

Posted on 16/10/2016 by nessafrance

The walnuts start to fall here in SW France around the end of September. By mid-October, it’s positively raining nuts. This year, we were afraid that our crop would be minimal. Many walnuts fell early and were blackened and mummified, … Continue reading →

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Walnut wine – vin de noix

Posted on 18/04/2010 by nessafrance

Try making walnut wine, a regional drink from southwest France, where walnut trees abound, suggests A writer’s lot in France. Continue reading →

Posted in Food/drink/recipes, French life | Tagged aperitifs, food, France, recipes, SW France, vin de noix, walnut wine, walnuts, wine | 7 Comments