Commentators on Twitter worried about President Donald Trump’s physical and mental health after video showed him struggling while descending a ramp following his graduation address at West Point.
“He minces down the ramp taking tiny baby steps and staring at his shoes, then pulls up big at the end, and blusters through the last step like he’s Patton surveying a battlefield full of knocked out panzers,” Mike Rochschild posted on Twitter.
A single hectare of Burgundy grand cru vineyard cost €6.5m euros on average in 2019, which is up by 4% versus 2018, according to French land agency Safer.
That’s if you can find anything to buy, of course; if vines change hands within top Burgundy climats then buyers often deal in values of less than one hectare.
Safer figures show that average prices for Burgundy grand cru vines have risen by 71% since 2012.
If that you think that sounds prohibitive, then some winemakers in the Côte d’Or would likely agree. Safer cited ongoing concerns among producers about rising land costs and the difficulties this poses for wineries within France’s inheritance laws.
Elsewhere in France, it will come as no surprise to see the best-known appellations topping the vineyard price charts.
A single hectare in Bordeaux’s Pauillac appellation cost €2.3m per hectare on average in 2019, up by 5% on 2018, while Pomerol rose by 6% to €1.9m per hectare.
In the Côte des Blancs area of Champagne, vineyards cost a little more than €1.6m per hectare last year, up by 2% versus 2018.
However, there is a huge disparity in vineyard prices in France – as you might expect, given the size of the country’s wine industry.
Across France, appellation controlée (AOP) vineyards cost €148,000 per hectare on average in 2019, up by 0.5% versus 2018, said Safer.
Prices for AOP vineyards have more than doubled since 1997, but some were still well below the average.
A single hectare of Faugères vineyard in Languedoc (now Occitanie) cost €16,000 per hectare on average in 2019, having not changed since 2018.
Prices can vary significantly within some areas for different plots, depending upon their quality potential.
Outside of the AOP zones, French vineyard prices rose by 1.5% on average in 2019, to €14,400 per hectare.
It’s worth noting that buying a vineyard is just one step in a winemaking dream that is likely to involve significant up-front costs in general. Seek professional advice before making any decisions, of course.
An online celebration of the life of John Prine. Produced by the Prine family and Oh Boy Records, featuring musicians, actors and friends remembering our beloved JP.
The tribute will feature memories and songs as well as rare and never-before-seen footage of John himself, while raising money for three organizations: NAMI, Alive Hospice and Make the Road New YorkAfter the credits please stick around for “I Remember Everything” which was John Prine’s last recording. The song was written by John and his long-time friend and collaborator Pat McLaughlin. This recording took place in John’s living room with Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb. Available Now.
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Alive Hospice:https://www.alivehospice.org/johnprine
Sous le ciel de Paris
S’envole une chanson
Hum hum
Elle est née d’aujourd’hui
Dans le cœur d’un garçon
Sous le ciel de Paris
Marchent des amoureux
Hum hum
Leur bonheur se construit
Sur un air fait pour euxSous le pont de Bercy
Un philosophe assis
Deux musiciens, quelques badauds
Puis les gens par milliers
Sous le ciel de Paris
Jusqu’au soir vont chanter
Hum hum
L’hymne d’un peuple épris
De sa vieille citéPrès de Notre Dame
Parfois couve un drame
Oui mais à Paname
Tout peut s’arranger
Quelques rayons
Du ciel d’été
L’accordéon
D’un marinier
L’espoir fleurit
Au ciel de ParisSous le ciel de Paris
Coule un fleuve joyeux
Hum hum
Il endort dans la nuit
Les clochards et les gueux
Sous le ciel de Paris
Les oiseaux du Bon Dieu
Hum hum
Viennent du monde entier
Pour bavarder entre eux
English Translation
Under the Paris sky
A song takes flight
It was born today
In the heart of a boy
Under the Paris sky
Lovers walk
Their happiness is built
On a tune made for them
Under Bercy bridge
A philosopher sits
Two musicians, some onlookers
Then thousands of people
Under the Paris sky
They’ll sing until dusk
The hymn of people in love
With this old city
Near Notre Dame
Sometimes drama broods
But at Paname
Everything comes together
Rays from the summer sky
A sailor’s accordion
Hope blooms
In Paris’ sky
And the Paris sky
Has a secret of its own
For twenty year’s he’s been in love
With our Saint Louis island
When she smiles at him
He dresses in blue
When it rains on Paris
It’s because he’s unhappy
When he grows jealous
Of her millions of lovers
He comes down on us
With his flashing thunder
But the Paris sky
Isn’t cruel for long
To ask our forgiveness
He offers up a rainbow
Pas De Merde 