Chateau de Verzat Series

Follow independent, resilient, and feisty women and the loyal families who work and live on a Loire Valley wine estate during the French Revolution.

Her Own War

As Napoleon rises from the ashes of the French Revolution, one woman dares to spy against him.

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"Inspiring a Culinary Revolution”
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Soups of Château de Verzat: A Literary Cookbook & Culinary Tribute to the French Revolution

A companion cookbook to the Château de Verzat series.

The Vineyard and Château that Inspired Château de Verzat

While researching in the Loire Valley, I discovered Château Brézé, an historical monument surrounded by a vineyard not far from Saumur.

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Video by Mathieu Orcel and Augustin Muniz

The medieval 'doomsday bunker' hidden beneath a castle

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The BBC filmed a wonderful video walking viewers through the deep network of tunnels under the château that forms one of Europe’s largest underground fortresses.

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