Christophe Daviau of Domaine de Bablut sends out a vintage report which is always interesting to read
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Vintage 2019 update from Christophe Daviau of Domaine de Bablut
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Wine Education – fighting frost
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Wine Education – the difference between a lieu-dit and a hameau
Do you know the difference between a lieu-dit and a hameau. Do you know what either of them means?
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – roasted carrot, tarragon and ricotta tart
I made this tart last night for our first dinner in the garden and it was so lovely that I thought I’d give you the recipe.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Bloomer
With all this time on my hands I’ve been doing a lot of baking and a lot of bread making. Today I made a ‘Bloomer’, a traditional English loaf.
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Frost alert!
Unfortunately it looks like the temperature is due to dip below zero this week which is very bad news for local vignerons.
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Wine education – Rosé from the Loire
Rosé wine is made in practically all of the Loire appellations. Each appellation uses the red grape varieties permitted in that zone of production.
