I saw this in the dirt road that runs through the vineyards out back. A cork. In a vineyard. Imagine that. I'd expect to see a cork at a winery, but not out among the vines. Someone must have had a good time.
Maybe I'll go back out and look for it and see what, exactly, it says.
I'm not at all sure what the cork says. I didn't pick it up to examine it. Silly me. The word that's visible seems to be comtés which means county or other administrative region. An extensive quick and dirty internet search turned up a category of wines called les comtés-rhodaniens, a collection of vins de pays from the central Rhône Valley. That's quite a hike from here.
Vine maintenance workers need sustenance.
ReplyDeleteI would prefer to think it was a squirrel with a drink problem!
ReplyDeleteWhat a corker! (Not sure if such a term is known outside these isles, rather like calling a chap a 'brick', meaning 'a jolly fine fellow' - all very upper-class speak, and now very much in decline!)
ReplyDeleteBtw: For a long time I've wondered why the town of Liege in Belgium doesn't have a twin-town arrangement with Cork in Eire. Perhaps they do have one.
DeleteIt might be a matter of accent (critical mark). Liége is written with an acute accent, whereas liège (cork) is writen with a grave accent!
DeleteAFAIK it was Liége before 1946, since then it's been Liège. Am I wrong?
DeleteWikipedia French says formerly Liége. No date given for the change in spelling, nor any reason.
DeleteWell, they have to grow the corks somewhere.
ReplyDeleteAlways a mystery!
ReplyDeleteThis cork is not as exotic as you thought is was. It was there, right at home. What is written on the cork is CONTÉS with an N and not an M.
ReplyDeleteI googled vins contés and here is what I found in part:
Touraine, Loire, France
Thanks to importer Louis/Dressner for this introduction to Olivier Lemasson and the wines of Vins Contés
It seems that Lemasson vineyard is located in Candé-sur-Beuvron, between Chaumont -sur-Loire and Blois.
DeleteBetween your post and the comments, I’m feeling educated. My brain needs to rest now, you’ll find me on the lanai, possibly drinking wine.
ReplyDeleteIt was what was on sale.
ReplyDeleteI suspect the Nargles are behind it.
ReplyDeleteandrew, that they do!
ReplyDeletetim, ha! I can see it now, tilting the bottle up to have a swig.
raybeard, yes, we use that expression.
mitch, real corks are becoming rare. I see a lot of composites and plastic corks these days. Not to mention twist-tops. But I enjoy the ritual of pulling corks out of the bottle; twisters are find but not as fun.
judy, the fun never stops!
chm, great detective work! Thanks! :)
bettyann, possibly. ;)
chris, hehe.
michael, or someone like them. ;)