Chers Amis
Recent rainy and windy weather has resulted in an unusual number
of Pétanque cancellations so it was fitting that we find something to cheer us
up a bit. A wine tasting normally does the trick and so it was that we had a
capacity attendance of members and their guests at Mike and Lilias’s place on
Wednesday, 16 June. Brent Mackay of Amazing Grapes, Canberra, supplied no less
than 5 whites, 5 reds and a rosé for us to taste and enriched the experience by
providing a commentary on the style and origin of each wine as it was
introduced. With a good supply of cheese and biscuits, a wide variety of good
French wines, and the company of lots of members of the Alliance, it all
amounted to a wonderful evening.
The most important upcoming event for you to mark in your
calendars is the Bastille Day lunch on Wednesday, 14 July. The venue,
menus and prices will be circulated to you by e-mail as soon as we finalise
details and, as time is getting short, bookings will have to be notified
promptly.
On Sunday, 15 August, Sylvie and Wal are organising the AF
Sapphire Coast Adventure Tour, a self-guided car tour of the local area,
finishing at lunch time in a local restaurant. Directions for the tour will be
given to you at the start of the event via a series of clues which could test
your knowledge of things French. It will be more fun if we get teams of four
people per car and four heads can probably resolve the clues better than two
(and get you to your lunch more quickly). So mark the event in your calendar
and have a great day out.
Hope you are keeping dry and warm.
Best wishes
Rob McCombie
