August - Basque country

Basque cuisine is cheerful and colorful, all red as if rubbed with Espelette pepper.
Meet Pierre Oteiza, a producer and master charcutier. For more than thirty years, with other passionate farmers, he has reintroduced the local Basque black pig which was on its way to extinction.
Wines from France

A "terroir" is a group of lands from a certain region, belonging to a specific vineyard, and sharing the same type of soil and weather conditions, which contribute to give its specific personality to the wine. France is divided in 10 terroirs:
- Alsace
- Beaujolais
- Bordeaux
- Burgundy
- Champagne
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Provence
- Rhone Valley
- South-West
- The Loire Valley
Wines from France

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