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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 11 October 2020.
After a couple of weeks of quite rich eating and lots of wine, we had a night off the booze and a simple veggie dinner on Monday.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 4th October 2020.
Sad news from Noizay this week. Those of you who read my daily blog during the lockdown will remember we had a litte mouse called Maurice.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 27 September 2020.
While the action here in Vouvray has transferred from the vineyard to the cellar, the secateurs have still been snipping away in the Loire.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 20 September.
Harvest continued this week at Domaine Carême. On Monday the grapes for Fizzy Pink came in under blue skies with hot temperatures.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – roasted peppers with squash and Feta
A lovely change from the classic stuffed peppers, this recipe takes advantage of the autumn squashes that are just coming into season.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 13 September.
This week has been a whirlwind of hot days and happy pickers sweeping from one plot to another, bringing in the grapes for the 2020 vintage.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 6th September 2020.
The week started with very sad news. The sudden death of Frederic Mabileau, reknowned top quality winemaker in St Nicolas de Bourgueil.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 30th August 2020.
This week seems to have been a week of eating and drinking. Well no change there you might say. And you’d be right to a certain extent.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 23rd August 2020.
We’re off! Harvest has started in the Loire and the grapes are coming in. The earliest harvest in living memory for many.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – skinny courgette fries
These skinny courgette fries are totally addictive. Don’t be fooled. They are lethal. Deep fried, crispy and sprinkled with sea salt they’ll have you hooked from the first taste.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update 16th August.
Well, we can pretty much say our 2020 season is finished. Borders to the USA remain closed and this week the UK has introduced quarantine.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 9th August 2020.
Another hot and sunny week in the Loire. The vineyards are quiet and one by one, the growers are leaving for their summer holidays before harvest begins.