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As the second week of harvest draws to a close here in the Vouvray appellation, most grapes have been safely gathered in.

Well, we’ve had rain. Quite a lot yesterday. Not so much of a shower, more of a deluge. Growers are speeding up gathering their grapes.

We called in to see Franck Breton on Thursday for a tasting with guests. It’s a busy time at the moment as harvest is underway.

We spent a weekend in Versailles recently and were lucky enough to be treated to an evening at the Palace of Versailles, les Grands Eaux Musicales.

It’s another spectacularly early harvest here in the Loire. Secateurs started snipping on the 23rd August in Muscadet.

Munster is a washed rind cheese that comes from Alsace in North East France. It goes back to the 7th century.

Things have certainly changed since we did our last update a couple of weeks ago. The rain in the past week has been welcome.

When you think of the Loire you probably think about Sauvignon, Chenin & Cabernet Franc. Did you know that there’s Pinot Gris too?

Inspired by a recent trip to Orléans when we enjoyed a lovely fresh lunch at Les Becs à Vin. Today I recreated my version of the tasty veggie plate we shared.

You may have heard the term fermage mentioned. What is fermage and what’s the difference between fermage and métayage

This is a cheese you’re unlikely to find outside France. Claousou is a brebis (sheep’s cheese) that comes from Occitanie.

One record after another is being broken this year. July 2022 was the driest July since records began in 1958/9.