Archive - The Franco-Files

My Life in Languedoc, a Memoir in Chapters #9

My best memories of life in Languedoc are of the people I met. I arrived knowing only one person and I’ve left with my heart briming with the names and…

Jun 1 • Wendy Gedney

April 2026

My Life in Languedoc, a Memoir in Chapters #8

The Vin en Vacances Team – this is the story of how ‘one became four’ as my vineyard tour business flourished.

Apr 30 • Wendy Gedney

My Life in Languedoc, a Memoir in Chapters #7

2012 was the year I took the decision to leave England and move to France. It was also the year I began writing my first book.

Apr 1 • Wendy Gedney

March 2026

My Life in Languedoc, a Memoir in Chapters #6

The magical Cathar Castles

Mar 1 • Wendy Gedney

February 2026

My Life in Languedoc, a Memoir in Chapters. #5

The Corbières - a magical place where cicadas sing, and buzzards circle lazily against a blue sky above the wild and windswept Corbières hills.

Feb 1 • Wendy Gedney

January 2026

My Life in Languedoc, a Memoir in Chapters #4

To celebrate the New Year it seems appropriate to write about the Worlds First Fizz...

Jan 1 • Wendy Gedney

December 2025

My Life in Languedoc, a Memoir in Chapters #3

A Luna Landscape

Dec 1, 2025 • Wendy Gedney

November 2025

My Life in Languedoc, a Memoir in Chapters #2

The Wizard of Félines and Other Minervois Folk

Nov 1, 2025 • Wendy Gedney

October 2025

My Life in Languedoc, a Memoir in Chapters #1

A story of how a love of wine gave me a new life in the Other South of France.

Oct 1, 2025 • Wendy Gedney

August 2025

Wine & Book Pairing Dinner

The title’s not a mistake. You might think it should read 'Food' and not 'Book' but no, this is an event to launch my debut novel 'The French Bed' and I…

Aug 31, 2025 • Wendy Gedney

Wine comes out of a bottle, yeah?

Well, that’s one way of looking at it, but a better one might be to turn your thinking round to how did the wine get into the bottle? Who made it and…

Aug 1, 2025 • Wendy Gedney

July 2025

Languedoc v Provence

These southern regions of France adjoin each other so with such close proximity you’d think they’d have a lot in common, but do they?

Jul 1, 2025 • Wendy Gedney