Gourmet products local specialties and wines Ardennes

He is young, he is not thirty years old, but he has a beautiful professional experience. A few years ago, Sébastien Gentil left his home region and sailed for Guadeloupe, where he worked for two and a half years in a rhumerie. Returning to the country, this inventive young man seeks to create a new, new product. He settled in 2007 in Saint-Rémy-le-Petit and on a piece of land made available by his father, he cultivates green, peppermint and Moroccan mint and that without pesticide. He carries out weeding by hand and for the harvest, he uses trait chevaux. After several trials that alone could tell you in detail, this long work gave birth to three babies: " Menth'Ardennnes "," Menth'Champenoises "and" Frezz'Ardennes ".

From a much finer flesh than the so-called "Burgundy species", the snails raised by Thierry Letissier come from a species originating in Algeria. These are shell snails, of the same size as "Burgundy", prepared and packed in jars. Mr Letissier produces about 500 000 "Big Grey" for the vast majority of marketing, by sales to individuals directly at the place of production, but also to local conservators. They are dedicated to reproduction. They are high in park and in a heated greenhouses as soon as the cold point is on the horizon.

The asparagus season is short, so as soon as they point their nose in the spring sun, they will run quickly at Daniel Hamy. You will find various varieties at home and without any doubt your favorite. Asparagus is picked daily in the field dew. Their success is such that stall are quickly robbed. If you're brave it's time to think in the winter and make some jars that you'll be happy to find winter and whose flavor has nothing to do with canned trade. Parole's word!

The White Prince, one of the great white boudin names, is now produced in the laboratory of the Maison house in Barby (Ardennes). The rapprochement between these two entities will not change because the amateurs of the "White Prince" will regain the flavour, texture and particularity of their favourite white sausage, which will not prevent them, from testing, if they have not already done so, the other productions of the House Demoizet which are irreproachable and whose reputation extends well beyond the Champagne-Ardenne.

François Jadot grows organic vegetables. Sales are made on site, but it is advisable to make an appointment. This market gardener is also present at various markets in the region. You will find the flavour of seasonal products, grown in your region, and you will also help a producer to sell his production close to his home. Picked as and when needed, these vegetables keep all their vitamins and thus all their flavour.

In season only come visit Patrick Surply. It produces delicious Champagne strawberries whose delicate flavour will delight your taste buds. The sale takes place directly on the farm. It's perhaps the occasion to make your friends enjoy delicious jams. What's more pleasant than eating and offering a homemade product, or adding to breakfast sweets, waffles and snack pancakes, but also yogurt scent and white cheeses.

Béatrice and Eric Leguay make all sorts of jams and jellies from the fruit produced in their orchards. Beside the classic jams and jellies, you will find a multitude of original flavours and perfumes, for example jam with dandelion flowers, pear with vanilla, apple with spices but also fruit jellies. The direct sale is done at the farm, in some shops (list on the blog), on fairs and markets.

Béatrice and Eric Leguay design the Ardennes jams, real homemade jams proposed in a wide range of perfumes, some very original ones such as dandelion flowers, vanilla pear or apple with spices. They also create fruit pastes, selling their delicious products both in direct sale on the farm, in selected stores and wholesalers. They also participate in fairs and markets, as in November at the Gare de l'Est in Paris. 

Do not hesitate to contact Francis Kanikowski if you want to taste quality poultry. In this breeding, the ducks, geese and the red turkey of the Ardennes are fed with top quality products. It is no coincidence that these poultry provide fine and goûteuse meat to our delicate palate. The sale is on the farm and by appointment. If you want to leave with a poultry in your shopping cart, you need to order. Our breeder also sells eggs.

Xavier and Bruno Guillaume are part of the breeders'circle of the famous red turkey of the Ardennes. Traditionally high to farm cereals on a grassy route, production is sold for the Christmas season season. A few hundred and fifty turkeys are born here for the delight of gourmets. The sale takes place at the farm, by appointment and by order and if your walks take you around, do not hesitate to make a small visit to these breeders, this will give you an idea of the seriousness of their approach. EARL Vassigneaux's Ardennes red Turkey will surprise your guests on the table of the next Réveillon.

La Basse-Cour Gourmande is one of the most important addresses of the Ardennes gastronomy. You will find a wide range of poultry (roosters, chickens, ducks, Ardennes turkeys, geese). From October to Easter, the house offers foie gras, duck breast, confits and ready-made meals. All the animals are raised on the farm, they benefit from a natural diet and are raised with great care. Visitors are welcome by appointment and can choose from the prepared products, but for poultry, you must place an order.

Claudine and Pierrre Cowez give special care to the poultry they raise on their property. Two specialties are offered, cou chicken from Dortuy and guinea fowl, but also chickens, cocks, capons, poulardes, quails, pigeons and rabbits. Health monitoring and optimum slaughter conditions are a guarantee of safety for the consumer. The sale takes place on the market, but also on the surrounding markets. It is prudent to call before travelling and order.

Mr. Guy Brodier offers you a direct sale on the farm of horse, beef and lamb products packed in trays, all of which come from the cattle stock. It is essential to contact by phone prior to travel. Once there, you can make your choice and order. And when you've tested the quality of its products, you'll come back to Guy Brodier!

La Piazzetta Farm is a 220 hectare farm consisting of half of cereal and grass crops. Farm products are mainly intended for farm farming. Cows, calves, heifers and steers are races of limousine and Salers - the delicacy and flavour of the meat are well known to gourmets. The cattle paturent in the spring in the pastures and during the winter period return to the farm where they are fed hay. La Ferme de la Ávila has sheep, pigs and poultry in the same tradition. Slaughter is carried out in the traditional Abattoirs slaughterhouses in optimal conditons. The carcasses are then treated in the laboratory at the cutting edge of modern hygiene standards. Meat is available at the Rethel store where you will also find homemade meats and various markets in the region.

A member of "La Kneaded", Jean-Jérôme Javelaud has the know-how of a traditional sucker and transforms wheats from cottage land. This group of regional and family sucker offers high quality meals to the bakery artisants that meet their expectations and customers'requirements. Their ongoing approach to research and innovation is designed to offer new features that are the flagship of the work of the profession's artisans. Is bread not in France a reference product that many countries envy us?

Benoît Doillon runs the Moulin des Etangs. A family mill company for five generations, with its existence dating back to 1882, this wheat flour mill provides the local bakers of the region, as well as pizzerias, butchers, caterers, in short all those whose craft leads to the use of flour. In recent years, the bread machine has entered French homes and Individuals are welcome here. The milling product produces flour for "La Batch", special breads "Vital", for "Savour" bread machine, "La Batch Gourmande" bread machine and also for making the famous Ardennes.

Le Comptoir des Vignes in Sedan is a cellar dedicated to regional wines, beers and spirits. They also offer gift boxes and fine groceries. Wine merchant Didier welcomes you to his cellar and shares his passion for wine with you. He's there to help you discover new flavors and find the perfect bottle to match your dishes or tastes.

Charleville-Mézières is a city that offers a wide range of wine shop services. Nicolas is a wine and spirits store offering services such as in-store shopping, in-store collection and delivery. The store offers a wide selection of wines from different regions, such as Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhône, Languedoc, Loire and Centre, Alsace, Beaujolais-Mâconnais, Jura-Savoie-Bugey, Mediterranean and South-West. He also offers a variety of champagnes, spirits, beers and other alcoholic beverages. Nicolas also offers services such as seasonal tastings, loyalty programs and gift cards. Customers can also take advantage of online booking and payment by various means, such as cash, cheques, credit cards and mobile payments.

Lionel Thiry is the worthy heir of his grandfather Henry who settled in 1956 in Guincourt in the heart of the pre-Arden ridges. With Florence, his wife, they mother their "babies", who are called Melrose, Boskoop, Jonagold, Elstar, Reinette du Canada, Golden, Chanteclair. In addition, there are two varieties of pears (Williams and Conference), as well as cherries, mirabelle plums, Queen Plums, plums and strawberries grown above ground in greenhouses. The mirabelle plum sparkling wine is a pure delight and the apple juice made with three varieties is a must-taste!

Alain and Brice Deparpe are Charolais beef farmers in the Ardennes. They offer a tour of their farm and inform you about the care and feeding of the animals. After the visit, you are free to choose from the products sold at the farm. They will prepare your order with great care, and all you will have to do is cook roasts, stews and casseroles... because that is no longer their responsibility. Enjoy your meal! And not to come for nothing, it is preferable to call before passing.

Rémy Cozé offers you vegetables produced on his farm. Come and fill up on potatoes, onions, leeks and various dried vegetables. He is waiting for you at the farm, but it is advisable to make an appointment because the activities of this farmer are more in the open air than behind the counter selling his vegetables. You will thus stock up on seasonal vegetables, produced in your region and contribute to the development of the activity of one of his local producers. And what's more, you'll leave with lots of good advice!

Michel Blanguérin is a reference in the circle of honey producers. His wife assists him and has been able to diversify the offer to customers by adding by-products such as gingerbread, mead and beeswax figurines. For several years, Michel Blanguérin has reduced the number of his hives. As a result, the supply is less important and you should not hesitate to stock up at the beginning of the year's harvest sale.

Alain Belloy markets apple juice, raw cider and soft cider, pear juice, produced from fruit produced in this corner of the Ardennes for its orchards. You will also find in this producer fruit from Tourteronnais: apples, pears, mirabelles and quetsches. So if during your walks you pass through this village, a stop at Alain Belloy is necessary. It will make you taste its specialities and you will leave with some bottles of delicious drinks and fruit baskets, springs of vitamins.

Jean-Michel Thiry is one of the few families who continue to grow and sell fruit in the magic square of the villages of Tourteron, Guincourt, Suzanne and Saint-Loup-Terrier. The local production is dominated by the cultivation of apples, but for some years now, the arboriculturists have diversified their production, giving pride of place to pears, mirabelle plums, queen plums, quetsches, cherries, strawberries and raspberries. Make a stop at Jean-Michel Thiry's!