Tagged with "things to do in Amboise"
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Loire Harvest 2021
So, the Loire is off! They’ve started picking Chardonnay in Anjou, Saumur and Touraine. These grapes are destined for sparkling wine.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – plum & almond tart
The French are very keen on frangipane (an almond cream) but I always think of it as the mixture that goes into English Bakewell tart.
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Keeping in local – Mathieu Cosme’s sparkling Vouvray
We try to source our food and wine locally wherever possible and it can’t get much more local than this.
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Wine education – all about the Fiefs Vendéens
The Fiefs Vendéens? Is that part of the Loire? Where is it exactly? What kind of wines come from there?
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Wine education – planting new vines
Vincent & Tania Carême have planted a new parcel called Les Granges in the village of Noizay this past week.
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Life in the Loire 22 May 2021 – still pivoting!
That’s what they call it isn’t it? Pivoting. Swinging around as if on a pivot. Trying different things.
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What’s on the cheese board this week? Chaource
Well. There’s Chaource and there’s Chaorce. You’ll understand what I mean if you get a really good one. This week we hit the jackpot!
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Life in the Loire 10th May 2021 – spare a thought for the animatrice.
So, this weekend I was that woman in the supermarket that you try not to make eye contact with. The one trying to sell you something.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Sri Lankan grated carrot and coconut
Did you know that freshly grated coconut freezes brilliantly? I’ve had a bag lurking in the back of the freezer for ages.
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Wine education – what’s all the fuss about soil?
Soil. We take it for granted don’t we? How often do we think about soil?
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Life in the Loire 5th March 2021. Goodbye to Dave.
Staring out of the window I can see her standing there. Huddled up with a look of confusion on her face. It’s been a week now.
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Wine education – what is Orange wine?
You might have tasted an ‘orange’ wine already or have heard about it but not know exactly what it is. They’re all the rage!