Blog
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Frost damage 2022
We had a walk around the Vouvray vineyards this morning to take a look at potential frost damage.
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Happy guests!
We had a wonderful day yesterday with Dana & Carlo from Minnesota. A day spent exchanging news & views on food, wine & life.
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An unusual pairing that works!
A fine meringue case encasing slowly roasted new season’s strawberries from Plougastel, a vanilla cream and a tart rhubarb sauce.
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Wine education. What’s the difference between passerillage & botrytis?
Do you know the difference between passerillage & botrytis? Sweet wines can be made with grapes affected by both. But what’s the difference?
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Location is everything!
They say that about houses don’t they? Location, location location! And it’s the same with vines.
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Wine in a can. Can it be good?
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.
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Tasting with Clemence & Xavier Weisskopf at La Levée de la Loire
This weekend saw the return of the Loire tasting events that mark the annual calendar after nearly 2 years of absence.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – spicy squid stew with garlic croutons
A family favourite that I’ll often make for a birthday or celebration, this is my take on a recipe that might otherwise take a lot more time.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – poireaux vinaigrette
Inspired by a wonderful evening at Chez Marcel in Paris where I ate a version of this recipe, I decided to make it at home this weekend.
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Malbec from Domaine des Rochelles
Domaine de Rochelles is a family run estate based in Saint Jean des Mauvrets, about 10 minutes from Angers.
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Catching up with Antoine et Nathalie Leduc of Leduc-Frouin in Anjou
It’s a while since we were in Anjou so it was a pleasure to drop in on Antoine and Nathalie Leduc of Leduc-Frouin last week.
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A drop of liquid gold – Quarts de Chaume
I’m always a bit mystified when people tell me they don’t like ‘sweet wine’. They eat dessert, they love chocolate, they adore ice cream.