ianp Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Where one of the many vineyards carries this splendid French-railway-related name. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Freycinet is really only tangentially a railway related name. Charles de Freycinet was Minister of Transport in France for just two years 1877 - 79 so the fact that his name is attached to a programme of railway (but more so canal transport) plans is almost accidental. The Tasmanian Freycinet region is named after French maritime explorer Louis de Freycinet, who was Charles de Freycinet's uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BachelorBoy Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 And Shiraz is in Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 In France there is a much closer connection between wine and railways. Between Dijon and Beaune on the PLM 'Ligne Imperiale' main line railway traction units equipped with 'Faiveley' pantographs pass - several times a day - right by the vineyards of messrs Faiveley , winegrowers. It is my understanding that it is two branches of the same family 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinedusk Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 British and European nobility are for ever getting Australia to rename things like 'Shiraz' to 'Australian Black Fermented Grape Juice'. History of Shiraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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