Monday, October 11, 2010

Clos Montmartre


Tucked away on the hillside in Montmartre,  you might be lucky enough to find Clos Montmartre, Paris' only working vineyard.  Production is limited and proceeds benefit charity.  The Fête des Vendanges, in early October might be a fun festival to put on your list if you happen to be in Paris in October.  I've photographed this lovely little vineyard several times but only by pushing my lens through the fence. I am not sure if it's ever open to the public.

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15 comments:

  1. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahOctober 11, 2010 at 12:42:00 AM CDT

    A lovely wineyard and thanks for a beautiful calendar.
    Wong

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  2. cocoa and coconut October 11, 2010 at 4:21:00 AM CDT

    What a beautiful kept secret to stumble upon

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  3. StarmanOctober 11, 2010 at 5:30:00 AM CDT

    Totally missed it.

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  4. DarylOctober 11, 2010 at 6:06:00 AM CDT

    Such a perfect fall harvest

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  5. claudineOctober 11, 2010 at 6:23:00 AM CDT

    C'est incroyable de penser que, même à Paris, on peut faire du vin !
    A bientôt car je pars voir mon fils à New York!

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  6. VirginiaOctober 11, 2010 at 7:34:00 AM CDT

    Claudine,
    Bon voyage! :)

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  7. Genie -- Paris and BeyondOctober 11, 2010 at 8:49:00 AM CDT

    Nice shot of the grapes and a timely posting with the Fêtes des Vendanges. So glad that you didn't get snagged by a barbed wire fence!

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  8. AlexaOctober 11, 2010 at 1:48:00 PM CDT

    Thank you, V! I can't tell you how many times I've looked for this—and never managed to find it. :~{

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  9. Jean SpitzerOctober 11, 2010 at 2:43:00 PM CDT

    Something to go back to Paris for--as if I needed an extra reason.

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  10. StarmanOctober 11, 2010 at 4:41:00 PM CDT

    The buses are easy once you discover this: http://www.ratp.info/orienter/metro.php
    You just put in a Line Number and it shows you every stop it makes.
    Example: http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan.php?nompdf=43&loc=bus_paris/
    Whenever I go some place, I watch to see which bus is passing by while I'm there. Try it. You'll soon be the master of the bus lines.

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  11. MOctober 11, 2010 at 7:50:00 PM CDT

    Certainment Paris must have a vineyard!! Another item for my "list"!

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  12. OwenOctober 11, 2010 at 9:30:00 PM CDT

    Fresh grapes in Paris ! A dream come true...

    Funny, was just picking the last of the grapes on the vine at our house, got a few kilos for good fresh juice... delicious !

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  13. Je m'appelle CynthiaOctober 12, 2010 at 7:04:00 PM CDT

    I recently blogged about it. Nice to see I'm on the same wave length as you, and nice to see your view of it. Our guide told us people sometimes climb the fence and steal the grapes! Naughty, naughty.

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  14. PeterParisOctober 13, 2010 at 3:25:00 AM CDT

    I'm back! ... and I have again the opportunity to watch and to be impressed by your never ending stock of wonderful Paris photos. Last weekend, I attended the Fête des Vendanges... and posted about them! ... but the grapes were already gone!

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  15. VirginiaOctober 13, 2010 at 8:59:00 AM CDT

    Peter,
    Welcome back, we've missed you. I will be over today to read all abou t the Fête on your blog!

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