vigne

For that reason they came to be known as a vignettes, from the French word "vigne" meaning "vine."

Bewick’s Tailpieces James Gurney 2009

"qui planta la vigne" is biblical, "Et Noé planta la vigne et connut l'ivresse," Baudelaire's "citation" accentuates the partriarchal note and flattens out everything else. close window

Notes on 'Economies of Excess in Brillat-Savarin, Balzac, and Baudelaire' 2007

Or maybe I should say le raisin ne tombe pas très loin la vigne, n'est-ce pas?

bapteme - French Word-A-Day 2010

Set down your bucket next to a gorgeous pied de vigne — its leaves already burnt orange and crumbling from the ten day old Mistral.

Harvest 2010

During my stay I took the opportunity to 'vendange dans la vigne' harvest the grapes and visit some surrounding wine houses including the Massamier La Mignarde - a vineyard and chateau whose land can be traced back to Roman times.

Richard Powell: PHOTOS: A Holiday Spent Amongst The Wineries Of Languedoc Richard Powell 2011

Il est très important pour la qualité des raisins que l'on peut obtenir, mais c'est surtout le travail de l'homme dans la vigne qui fera la différence, permettant au terroir de s'exprimer ou non.

terroir - French Word-A-Day 2009

During my stay I took the opportunity to 'vendange dans la vigne' harvest the grapes and visit some surrounding wine houses including the Massamier La Mignarde - a vineyard and chateau whose land can be traced back to Roman times.

Richard Powell: PHOTOS: A Holiday Spent Amongst The Wineries Of Languedoc Richard Powell 2011

Expressions: vendanger une vigne = to harvest a vine pendant les vendanges = during the grape harvest faire les vendanges = to harvest or pick the grapes vendanger de bonne heure = to get an early start on the harvesting

Traditions 2008

Or maybe I should say le raisin ne tombe pas très loin la vigne, n'est-ce pas?

bapteme - French Word-A-Day 2010

Set down your bucket next to a gorgeous pied de vigne—its leaves already burnt orange and crumbling from the ten day old Mistral.

Harvest 2010