A new 600L demi-muid from Franz Stockinger will cost around 3000€ – a substantial investment for a grower to make bearing in mind that 5 years later its resale value will only be 500€.
Investing in new oak barrels is a serious business.
Growers here in the Loire tend to only put a small percentage of their wines into new oak as wines from here tend to be medium bodied and too much new oak can dominate the wines.
Adding stout instead of wine and then prunes towards the end of cooking gives a delicious rich casserole that is perfect in the run up to Christmas.
This majestic ‘fleuve’ gets under your skin and once you’re smitten, that’s it. Come and see for yourself and you’ll understand.
Le Thoureil – a beautiful riverside village perched on the banks of the Loire – Le Tasting Room
Straight back to work – the first thing to do was to take a walk around the vineyards here to see the state of play.
Bâttonage is the French word for stirring the ‘lees’
We’re delighted and more than a little surprised (but of course nicely so), to be nominated for the Luxury Travel Guide Global Awards 2016.
