This is an excerpt from Tales From The Table: Dordogne Stories
Due out Fall, 2008
The Royal Family
In the ‘The Little Prince’, author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry writes, “Here is my secret. It is very simple. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye”. It has always been an influential quotation, probably because it is relevant and applicable to so many things: love, friendship, and in this case, wine.
While the writing of Antoine brought the name its worldwide fame in 1943, the family of Saint-Exupéry has been making a name for itself amongst the vineyards of the Dordogne for over 300 years.
Due out Fall, 2008
The Royal Family
In the ‘The Little Prince’, author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry writes, “Here is my secret. It is very simple. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye”. It has always been an influential quotation, probably because it is relevant and applicable to so many things: love, friendship, and in this case, wine.
While the writing of Antoine brought the name its worldwide fame in 1943, the family of Saint-Exupéry has been making a name for itself amongst the vineyards of the Dordogne for over 300 years.
We first discovered the Château de Tiregand in Creysse (Dordogne) when we followed a small, hard to see sign off the D660 and bounced along a bumpy, dusty trail. Bottoming out our rental car was worth it. Since then, we have brought dozens of friends and culinary tour guests back to taste the delicious wines and to meet the charming prince of an owner François-Xavier de Saint–Exupéry and his wife Monique…
While he traveled the world to explore wine, including stints in the Napa Valley, he always knew he’d go back to the Dordogne.
… “I wanted to come back to my roots, and the pride I had for my family heritage brought me the desire to develop something here at home.”
While he would love his children to follow in his footsteps, François says what this business is really about is the passion to do what you love.
“I tell my sons ‘do your own thing but do it with desire’. He adds, “I believe the love of good food and good wine is a gift you give your children to last their whole life.”…
…In the tasting room, we try a rosé François recommends pairing with a light lunch on a sunny terrace. The white we taste is crisp and refreshing and Monique suggests an accompanying meal of fish or eel from the Dordogne River. We finish off with a noble red, vintage 1985…
Holding the stem of the wine glass, François closes his eyes and tilts it towards his face. He inhales deeply and takes in the scent of his heritage, his passion, and his future…
Read this story in its entirety and many others in Tales From The Table: Dordogne Stories, written by Kimberley Lovato and Laura Scmalhorst, and to be published by Silverback Books next fall. www.silverbackbooks.com
(feel free to email Lynda@silverbackbooks.com and tell her how excited you are to read it!!!)
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