La Bougeotte, the floating wine bar moored for a time in the Bassin de la Villette

More than just a short-lived barge, La Bougeotte is a floating wine bar moored in the Bassin de la Villette. On the colorful deck, you can taste a host of independent wines(120 references!) selected from the French canals by Charles Delalande, the captain and wine merchant. A godsend for Parisians with a taste for small producers, with the option of a guinguette atmosphere and a sunset on the water!

The idea is based on a simple observation. "Waterways arethe source of valleys and hillsides, and a large majority of vineyards are crossed by waterways. It istherefore possible to load a barge with wines and other varied local products as close as possible to the producers, and then offer them on a direct, itinerant basis", explains the creator.

Like Christmas before its time, Charles hides in his floating hood local French products to nibble on with a glass of (super good) wine in hand, from the Centre Loire, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Jura and Champagne regions. You'll enjoy truffled ham/comté/onion-confit croques; ravioles au gratin with chorizo; radish-citrus carpaccio; cheese and charcuterie boards; and for seafood lovers , shrimp ceviche; octopus salad; or Norman oysters and whelks delivered by a Normandy oyster farmer.

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Afestive guinguette, yes, with pretty, colorful lanterns, but also and above all committed, La Bougeotte makes no secret of its desire to create social links and promote eco-responsible transport and trade. In short, a barge that has everything to please Parisians.