The wine village of Irancy, just 15 minutes by car southeast of the big town of Auxerre and 20 minutes southwest of the famous wine town of Chablis, has a population of 256 souls. Irancy [ee-rã-'see] has existed officially since the year 900 A.D. and was probably a Gallo-Roman village five or six hundred years before that. It has seen its share of famines, wars, and diseases over the centuries.
This is the town hall — la mairie — in Irancy. It's on the rue Soufflot. The mayor (le maire) has his or her office here. Two hundred years ago the village had a population of more than one thousand. The population has been declining ever since. According to Wikipédia, the Irancy vineyard is made up of 251 hectares (over 600 acres) of vines. Irancy wines are Pinot Noir reds and bear the AOC label of authenticity. Some have a small quantity — 10% or less — of juice from the local red wine grape called César added, which is said to give the wines a special flavor.
Nice looking town:)
ReplyDeleteI learned about making something almost just like yesterday’s veal roast, from my French au pair family… it was my favorite meal in France that year :)
Hey, did you see that my husband and I met up with Ann OByrne last weekend? (Pictures posted on FB, which I know you don’t go to that often). She and Rich were in town for a wedding (they were actually there to babysit their 3 month old grand baby). It was such a nice visit!
Judy
Judy, I did see that you and Ann and your husbands had gotten together. When was the last time you saw her before this year? I'm sure I haven't seen her since before we moved to France 20 years ago.
DeleteI tasted a wine from Irancy recently, my first, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It had structure, depth, a lovely finish. I'd spring for another to honor a special occasion. You are fortunate to have easier access at perhaps a more reasonable cost!
ReplyDeleteI remember that we bought 6 bottles of good Irancy for about $15.00 a bottle. It was very good, and we brought some bottles back to Saint-Aignan to enjoy over the holiday season.
DeleteI enjoy seeing the town halls in France and this one is especially nice. I would like to try some wine from Irancy sometime.
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I've never found any Irancy wines here in the Saint-Aignan area.
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