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Lock-down take 2. Day 26. 24 November 2020.
A lovely brisk walk to start the day followed by a quick Instagram Live to introduce the first of the 6 bottles in the festive tasting case.
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Lock-down take 2. Day 24. 22nd November 2020.
First things first, a lovely long walk through the vineyards this sunny Sunday morning.
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Lock-down take 2. Day 23. 21st November 2020.
There’s a chill in the air this morning and a low damp mist hanging in the air that will lift as the day goes on to reveal the winter sun.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – spicy Cambodian style mussels
This is a delicious way to prepare mussels. Our fellow foodie friends John & Sheila first prepared them which inspired me to have a go this week.
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Lock-down take 2. Day 17. 15th November 2020.
Sunday. A day of rest and relaxation. At least that’s what is should be. We do try to have some kind of routine.
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Lock-down take 2. Day 5. 3rd November 2020.
So, today’s the day my friends in the US. Election day. I hope for two things. Firstly, that people will go out and vote.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 23rd August 2020.
We’re off! Harvest has started in the Loire and the grapes are coming in. The earliest harvest in living memory for many.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update 2nd August 2020.
It’s been a hot week in the Loire with us chasing the shade during the day and eating inside until the sun goes down.
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Wine education – what is a cépage teinturier
Teint is a French word and it means tint, dye, stain. A cépage teinturier is a grape variety that stains, dyes or tints. So what makes that different?
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Crispy chicken thighs with lemon & thyme beans
I made this for supper last night and it was so easy and so tasty I thought I’d share the recipe with you. My first blog for you, my subscribers.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. 14th June. Day 35 of déconfinement.
And so my friends, today marks the last day of blogging daily. I’ve blogged now for 3 months exactly to the day and so it seems fitting to choose this day.
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Life in the Loire on lock-down. 13th June. Day 34 of déconfinement.
The internet flickered back on this morning. Just for a brief moment the livebox starting winking at me and then… it was gone again.