by Agent Kelly | Chalet Food and Drink
In France the cheese course is typically served after the main course and before dessert and is called the plateau de fromage. However a cheese platter can be served at any time of day. It is a delicious celebration of aromas, flavours and colours – all of which...
by Agent Kelly | Chalet Food and Drink, Running a Chalet Company
There are numerous wine making regions in France some of which are Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Jura and Savoie, Langudoc-Roussillon, The Loire Valley, Provence and Corsica, The Rhône Valley and Southwest France. Each region is split into areas, and all have...
by Agent Kelly | Chalet Food and Drink
Appellation is a French word that simply means name or title. The word is used to legally indicate a geographical location. It is used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown. Other types of food often have appellations as well. Vintage is the process of...
by Agent Kelly | Chalet Food and Drink, Running a Chalet Company
There is evidence of wine drinking in France more 500 years BC. During the Roman occupation vines were grown and wine was already being produced in the now famous French wine regions in the north. After the collapse of the Roman Empire occupiers in France continued to...
by Agent Kelly | Chalet Food and Drink, Running a Chalet Company
France is famous for its incredible cheeses; with a huge array of distinctive flavours, textures, shapes, and appearances. Each region of France produces its own particular cheeses. Interestingly, sheep and goats milk were the earliest cheeses because cows did not...
by Agent Kelly | Chalet Jobs, Running a Chalet Company
We didn’t all grow up with an open fire or log burner in our houses, so may not of learnt the best way to lay and light a fire in a chalet. ChaletAgent helps out. Smoke is pouring back into the room, what should I do? If smoke is pouring back into the room, then...
by Agent Kelly | Chalet Food and Drink, Running a Chalet Company
Why does altitude cause a problem in baking? Lower air pressure at altitude causes air bubbles in batter and dough to rise faster. That in turn will make your cake or bread rise quicker, and much higher than normal. And then it tends to collapse! The finished...
by Agent Ben | Chalet Agent News, Feature Announcements
We are pleased to announce that the ChaletAgent WordPress plugin is now available from the WordPress Plugin Repository. The plugin allows you to publish your ChaletAgent data on your WordPress powered web site. This means you can simply search for...
by Agent Ben | Feature Announcements
The latest feature to be released this week is the new System Connections facility. The primary use of this screen is to manage connections to your incoming and outgoing mail servers. The latest version of the System Connections module now permits you to define...
by Agent Ben | Feature Announcements
We are pleased to announce the launch of ChaletAgent’s latest feature – Holiday Tax management. Holiday Tax is a tax charged by local authorities. It varies from area to area and country to country. In France it is called Tax de Sejour. Normally it only...
