Blog
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends that celebrate this important day in the calendar.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – spinach and chickpea vegan pasties
A super easy vegan recipe for a delicious pasty filled with spinach and chickpeas. Ideal for a light lunch.
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Wines for Thanksgiving – whites
What white wines go with a traditional Thanksgiving dinner?
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Wines for Thanksgiving – reds
What wines go well with your traditional Thanksgiving dinner?
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Diversity in the Vouvray vineyards
Walking through the vineyards this weekend we came across this delightful sight. An ocean of Cosmos flowers bordering an organic vineyard.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – seedy crackers for dips or cheese
I’ve made these crackers a couple of times now and they’re extremely moreish. Serve them with homemade hummus or with a cheeseboard.
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Where’ve I been? Update for LTR members
October has been a very busy month and I must apologise for my lack of content on the blog. The Foire aux Vins, clients and Paris called.
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Loire harvest update – 24th September
As the second week of harvest draws to a close here in the Vouvray appellation, most grapes have been safely gathered in.
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Loire vineyard update – harvest 2022
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.
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Loire harvest update 2022 – Domaine Franck Breton Montlouis-sur-Loire
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.
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Les Grands Eaux Musicales at Versailles
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.
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And we’re off – Loire harvest 2022 begins
It’s another spectacularly early harvest here in the Loire. Secateurs started snipping on the 23rd August in Muscadet.
