Alsace and Riesling with local roots

Alsace and Riesling with local roots

The Alsatian vineyard is rather modest in size, but exceptional in its geological diversity. Here, the terroir, far from being a figment of the imagination, is at the heart of the winegrower’s discourse. The strip of land of a hundred kilometers which constitutes the Alsatian vineyard follows the course of the Rhine ditch. This huge … Read more

These very political roots (and secondary effects…) of the rise of witchcraft in France

A voodoo doll attached to the front door of a home on Oct. 11, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. ©Skip Bolen/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP New crisis in sight The Pogba affair has highlighted the growing adherence of athletes but also of the French in the broad sense, and in particular the youngest, … Read more