Tagged with "Loire wine tours"

Domaine de Rochelles is a family run estate based in Saint Jean des Mauvrets, about 10 minutes from Angers.

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.

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.

We popped over to see Arnaud Lambert last week for a long overdue catch up and tasting. Arnaud’s wines are some of our favourites from Saumur.

It seems like we’ve been in a bit of a vacuum these past two years and opportunities to taste with our favourite producers have been limited.

Nigel is pruning a parcel of Chenin Blanc in the Vouvray appellation again this year.

My first experience of eating gougères was in the 1980’s when visiting Louis Jadot in Beaune. A huge basket was passed around as we tasted.

It’s easy to see the effects of climate change here in the Loire valley. Over the past 20 years we’ve had more heat and more frost.

A delicious Swiss cheese made from raw milk, Marechal is one our favourites.

Yes, it’s that time of year! As we approach Christmas, traditionally domaines open their doors and welcome private customers to taste & buy.

This week in France it’s all about Beaujolais Nouveau (new Beaujolais). The official date was yesterday and I popped out to buy a bottle.

When we talk all things Muscadet and the region close to the sea at Nantes, there’s only one grape variety that springs to mind.