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27/08/2008, 21:03 Chateau Miaou Joined on 16/02/2007 Castelnaudary, Aude (11) Posts 106 Re: a place in the country... Hi Dibble Oops, been off-line most of the summer due to lots of vizzies + good weather! We live on the outskirts of Castelnaudary (just over 3 years now) so, if you're looking around this area next spring, get in touch + we can perhaps e-mail/meet up to swap info . . . it's a lovely part of the world to live in. Sharon PS, JK, you're deffo the class snitch . . . look forward to meeting you sometime if you're down this way visiting Twinkle! Cat's motto: "No matter what you've done wrong, always try to make it look like the dog did it." - Unknown    Report

28/08/2008, 22:14 Just Katie Joined on 11/03/2006 Posts 3,764 Re: a place in the country... Yes, I will have Twinks to arrange it next time I am down. The immigrant in the attic    Report

31/08/2008, 22:10 Jonzjob Joined on 23/08/2004 Nr Carcassonne, 11 Posts 3,007 Re: a place in the country... Officially we are in the South East, but as the Paris Meridian, Le Meridean Vert, runs through Carcassonne you can take yer pick. When we started to look at this area 4 1/2 years back we stayed in Mazamet in Feb. It had negative tempratures and a lot of snow! We looked round the end of the Black Mountains towards Revel and on towards Castelnaudry and were met with sunshine that got more so as we got nearer Carcassonne. That was it and we then started looking to the immediate North of Carcassonne but not too far or high into the mountains. We have now got our dream in the very West of the Mnervois and we love it here. I have arthritis in my hands and a *** up back and this weather here suits me wonderfully. The Montane Noir gets lots of rain and we get very little, but we get their water !! We didn't look South of Carcassonne because we decided that there were too many expats that way and we were not as keen on the country either. OK, before the S Carcassonne knives come out, if that's where you want to live then the very best to you ! The history of this area has me spell bound, me who hated history at school. There is so much to learn and see and how they ever built some of the chataeu never mind attacked them, I will never know! The wine! Wel the only thing I can say is all this wine and so little time, comparitively!! There is some of the best wine ever in this area. Some well known, Minervois, some never heard of outside the area, Carbardies, and that is the only AOC that is allowed to have a mix of the grapes from the Med region and the Atlantic region. Rich, dark and deep tasting wonders ... A recap :- North of the Black Mountains much colder in winter than the South side in my humble opinion... Lots of lovely wine to the South too! Edit :- Just had a look back and decided that my French smell ing is worse, if possible, than my English! Just as well that I never make mastikes? John. I am certain that there is too much certainty in the world!    Report

04/09/2008, 16:45 dibble Joined on 07/08/2008 Posts 11 Re: a place in the country... thanks to everyone for some really useful advice - and for the offer of a meet up - will keep in touch with you!    Report

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