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Well, we’ve had rain. Quite a lot yesterday. Not so much of a shower, more of a deluge. Growers are speeding up gathering their grapes.

We called in to see Franck Breton on Thursday for a tasting with guests. It’s a busy time at the moment as harvest is underway.

It’s another spectacularly early harvest here in the Loire. Secateurs started snipping on the 23rd August in Muscadet.

Things have certainly changed since we did our last update a couple of weeks ago. The rain in the past week has been welcome.

When you think of the Loire you probably think about Sauvignon, Chenin & Cabernet Franc. Did you know that there’s Pinot Gris too?

You may have heard the term fermage mentioned. What is fermage and what’s the difference between fermage and métayage

One record after another is being broken this year. July 2022 was the driest July since records began in 1958/9.

Inspired by our recent trip to Roanne, today, I recreated ‘a ma façon’ the very simple, yet delicious entrée (appetizer) we enjoyed.

This week has seen high temperatures again here in the Loire valley (and all over Europe).

A crémant is a sparkling wine made in the Traditional Method (the one used in Champagne), in a specific geographic zone.

If you’re a foodie then you’ll find it as hard as I do to drive past Terre Exotique in Rochecorbon, one of the Vouvray villages close to Tours.

We were warned. It was going to be HOT yesterday. And, it was. 41°C to be precise. The hottest day recorded in June since records began.