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Domaine d’Orfeuilles is an estate that has been in the Herivault family for more than 2 centuries.

We’ve had very little rain these past few weeks and lots of sunshine.

Domaine de la Cotelleraie has long been one of our favourite producers in St Nicolas de Bourgueil so it was great to pop in last week.

Blind tasting. It’s frustrating, fun and challenging in equal measure.

In the vineyards, growers are ‘tying down’ – pliage in French. Only vines that have a long cane after pruning can be tied down to the wire.

Brillat Savarin – one of France’s most famous cheeses named after one of France’s most famous gastronomes.

We had a walk around the Vouvray vineyards this morning to take a look at potential frost damage.

We had a wonderful day yesterday with Dana & Carlo from Minnesota. A day spent exchanging news & views on food, wine & life.

A fine meringue case encasing slowly roasted new season’s strawberries from Plougastel, a vanilla cream and a tart rhubarb sauce.

Do you know the difference between passerillage & botrytis? Sweet wines can be made with grapes affected by both. But what’s the difference?

They say that about houses don’t they? Location, location location! And it’s the same with vines.

I’ve always been more intruiged by off-beat wines and quirky grape varieties than big money wines. A grape variety I’ve never heard of.