I love words and plays on words, so I was delighted with this bottle of wine. Plays on words don't often stand much explanation, but because this is a mixture of French and English, I'll put it after the jump.
There are two plays going on: first, the words "Chat-en-oeuf" sound very much like Chateauneuf, a very much superior wine; and second the translation would be "cat in egg". There is another more visual play with the egg-shaped and coloured.label.
Although it's a wine produced in France, I feel sure it's aimed firmly at the British market. I love the illustration and the wine itself somehow seems to have disappeared.
PS. I am away for nearly a week. I will come and visit when I return, if I don't manage to before then.
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Cool entry, A. -- love the picture and thanks much for the explanation re the word play. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful find for the theme!! love the shots, too :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time away.
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What a terrific post! This is one of my favorites for today. And i got an opportunity to expose my children to some French wordplay. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy Photo Hunters post is up. I hope you can visit me when you are home again.
Great contribution and play on words!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend break :-)
I've bought this wine purely because of the name and the label - and it's not the first or last I've bought for that reason, either, though I do like to pick good wines generally. Thankfully, I remember this one being ok.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and love the play on words.
ReplyDeleteThis is Fantastic - for me as a "francofil" living in Norway and working for a company where English is the "Enterprise Language".
ReplyDeleteI simply love language mixings like this.
Like:
Garcon, s'il vous plait le bill