Visiting a French Winery Run by Veterans
At the Domaine du Capitaine Danjou winery in southeastern France, retired members of the French Foreign Legion harvest grapes and bottle red, rosé and white wine. The work is hard but therapeutic, providing a sense of purpose and peace. And you can’t beat the scenery. The property is also the site of a retirement home for those who have served in the elite branch of the French Army.
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1:12: translation mistake “J’ai trouvé l’excellence” doesn’t mean “I found excellent:” but “I found quality/perfection”. It is a very vague and rare expression. He means that he found the best of most things (wine or friendship).
@evunotry-force2073
4 жыл бұрын
Considering that the origin of the English word excellence is the 14th century French word excellence get your head out of your ass that's just whacky sentence structure
@jumpywizard7665
4 жыл бұрын
Ðevuno Try-force In what way is this whacky sentence structure?
@shayak3236
4 жыл бұрын
Je suis un baguette
@jumpywizard7665
4 жыл бұрын
College Cook oui mais en anglais c’est un terme archaïque. Je pense que les français l’emploient plus que les anglais donc s’ils avaient traduit mot a mot bcp auraient était confus
@luizgabriel3388
4 жыл бұрын
Is the means similarly dude
Note : The young legionaries that you see are reinforcements sent by the various FFL regiments during the major works (harvest or other) according to their possibilities. They are often young recruits, usually a section, for a week, then the section is relieved by another. Why not more: because more people could interfere with this retirement home. Frequently, the various active FFL regiments make 3-4 day marches in the hinterland (Provence) to work on rusticity. And often it ends in this area, with a small ceremony and a meal with our vets.
Watching while drinking crappy canned beer
@tomhendri1933
4 жыл бұрын
Watching while drinking idk what it's called but it tastes like dirt
@MrBones-yc1jg
4 жыл бұрын
@lavender fields wine is good. Have you tried 14 hands? Its red wine. Try it with some grape soda and you'll get drunk. 1 good cup will do good. Remember to put the cap back in and put it back in the freezer. You can also freeze chill by using salt and and cold water in a big bucket. So it can be chilled nicely. White zinfandel strawberries are pretty good too. 4 year bottles are good. Anything under is ew.
juste magnifique
America should be taking a lot of notes from the French foreign legion.
@1.1797
Жыл бұрын
Exactly!! Having a place like this here would have so many benefits. I bet it would cause a huge decrease in the suicide rate amongst vets too.
This is the way.
@1.1797
Жыл бұрын
This is the way.
Simply magnificent!
Damn, I love this channel so much
America: *Some guy working at the gun store or in some random place the fits the description of "sad" is likely a vet* France: *your wine was likely made by a vet*
@1.1797
Жыл бұрын
I wish we had a place like this here.
Amazing!
Thank ❤❤❤
Imagine if a French winery visited you
@brandonbaltaian7561
4 жыл бұрын
In Russia winery visit you.
2:00 I am in awe at the size of this lad
@TheKooster31
4 жыл бұрын
the absolute unit
@darksuprememaster
4 жыл бұрын
I want to hear that guy talk though, either I'll be very impressed or laugh the shit out.
Awesome
French resistance producing high quality Molotov cocktails 1943 colourised
Looks classy
Yes
Great
nice!!
They seem to take better care of their vets than the US. Maybe I should have joined the FFL instead of the USMC.
@paitti
4 жыл бұрын
As I'm still in active service I can't tell you much about the day to day life and being taken care of at the winery. Still the truth is that everyone working there pay their stay from their pension and for that lodging and food is provided. I'm not too familiar with the benefits the veterans of USMC but I do hope that they get treated better than our veterans, who get jack.
@1.1797
Жыл бұрын
Ikr!!? Bet if we had something like this here, it would cause a huge decrease in the 22/day rate......
@1.1797
Жыл бұрын
Also, idk how old you are, but if you're younger than 39, you still can. Just need a passport to get over there.....
This is nice
Sweet love
Legion at it's best
@darksuprememaster
4 жыл бұрын
They shouldn't go to military in the first place then if this is what's best.
@surthinksalot8271
2 жыл бұрын
@@darksuprememaster why
Nothing like Wine and Baguette
@Namaster88
4 жыл бұрын
...and cheese!
Wow this is AWESOME! We need this in Napa or Sonoma!
@VincentoftheRolleri
4 жыл бұрын
Tracy Reasoner there’s one in Oregon. Dauntless Wines.
Thats nice🏆of them
Vive la Légion!
I hope they’re paid well
@helpmeiamenslaved3116
4 жыл бұрын
They have riches in spirit
@wanrazul
3 жыл бұрын
They're in the Legion's own retirement home. They earn their keep. Not a bad way to retire, IMHO.
I love grapes
Legio patria nostra
♥
I'm wondering do Kwamis also consume wines? What's gonna be happened if Kwamis drink wines?
Why am I here I cant drink
Legion
Woop woop 1000th View
France takes care of its soldiers. Not like In America where vietnam vets are ranting and raging In the streets
Is it available for purchase by civilian consumers?
@jamelpiclit3062
2 жыл бұрын
Of course it is. The French Foreign Legion, as much as they can drink alcohol probably can't consume all the wines produced.
@GreggGermain-lk8if
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamelpiclit3062 Well I tried to order some but it cannot seem to be shipped to the US
2:03 Il dit 'basique' pas 'magique'
I wonder about the pesticide practices of this winery. Viticulture accounts for ~20% of European pesticide consumption despite only accounting for ~7% of agricultural land area.
no
Im fast
G
the foreign legion is made up of mostly foreigners - ????
@sganarellelevalet7479
4 жыл бұрын
Well, it's in the name
first
Ha they are French vets. They probably give up when it gets to hard at work too.
@nathanguillemarre4255
4 жыл бұрын
wow what a funny joke
@timpoowned
4 жыл бұрын
Okay dirty coward, still waiting you on the field.
@texnas1686
4 жыл бұрын
Timpoowned I’m sorry what do you do?
@lours6993
Жыл бұрын
Pathetic. How embarrassing not to be aware that US Marines consider the FFL to be the Bad Asses of the world.