by Agent Kelly | Special Occassions
Celebrating Easter in the mountains is a great way for people to spend quality time with their family and ski in the spring sunshine. Making your guests feel welcome really counts to getting repeat bookings. Ask your chalet hosts to decorate the chalet and celebrate...
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...
