https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It is no secret that the French love wine. But they are also the world's second-biggest consumers of graphic novels after the Japanese. Now a new wave of literature is putting the two passions together -- comics for adults about wine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180630/french-discover-new-pleasure-adult-comics-about-wine Sat, 30 Jun 2018 15:50:27 +0200 french-discover-new-pleasure-adult-comics-about-wine Fed up with seeing thieves pilfer their precious grapes, vineyard owners in the famous region of Burgundy are taking extreme measures for the first time. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160927/burgundy-winemakers-on-patrol-to-thwart-grape-thieves Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:25:45 +0200 burgundy-winemakers-on-patrol-to-thwart-grape-thieves The sight of a large, lumbering horse pulling a plough through a vineyard may seem like a time warp, but hundreds of French winegrowers have returned to the centuries-old practice. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160814/picture-postcard-french-vineyards-revive-horse-drawn-ploughs Sun, 14 Aug 2016 14:12:54 +0200 picture-postcard-french-vineyards-revive-horse-drawn-ploughs France was left counting the cost after violent storms caused damage across the country at the weekend and on Monday more weather warnings were issued for the north of the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160530/worries-for-2016-vintage-as-storms-destroy-french-vinyards Mon, 30 May 2016 12:33:50 +0200 worries-for-2016-vintage-as-storms-destroy-french-vinyards France's southwestern Cahors region is a new frontier for foreign investors, from Argentine winegrowers doing the "Malbec tango" to potential investor "ambassadors" from China. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160207/frances-cahors-region-is-new-frontier-for-wine-investors Sun, 07 Feb 2016 16:09:22 +0100 frances-cahors-region-is-new-frontier-for-wine-investors