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Wine education – picking grapes for Crémant
The Loire is the second biggest producer of sparkling wine in France after Champagne but here we call it Crémant de Loire.
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Petillants Naturels
An article this morning that I reposted made me think that I would write a few words of my own about the growing number of ‘natural’ sparkling wines on the market today
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La Renaissance des Appellations – Domaine de Juchepie
Layers and layers of exotic aromas from macerated raisins and caramel to black tea, ginger and spice. A truly delightful wine. How anyone can say they don’t like sweet wine I don’t know.
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Getting a grip on the 2016 vintage
Tomorrow starts a crazy few days of wine tasting here in the Loire valley.
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Classic car day
We had a great day out with a group of sixteen classic car enthusiasts.
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Le Thoureil – a beautiful riverside village perched on the banks of the Loire
Le Thoureil – a beautiful riverside village perched on the banks of the Loire – Le Tasting Room
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Loire Wine Tours from Paris 2016
We have a new 9 seater car lined up for our 2016 Loire wine tours.
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Domaine de la Chevalerie – Bourgueil
An entertaining couple of hours with Stephanie yesterday had us smiling from ear to ear as we were taken on a journey through each of the domaine’s terroirs along with anecdotes and food and wine suggestions for each one.
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Bringing wine back on the plane is easier than you think
Most people don’t realize that taking back wine bottles with them on the airplane is not only less complicated than they thought, but it’s often the easiest, safest, and most affordable way to get you wine back home.
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A wonderful Loire Wine Discovery day
Last week we had a wonderful Loire wine discovery day with 3 lovely people from Georgia. It was one of those days when everything just clicked into place and we all had a lovely, relaxed day. We shared our lives here in the Loire with them and we learnt about their lives too. We drank wine and shared lunch, visited a vineyard and tasted in a local winery.
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Easy summer starters – roasted aubergine with feta & mint
Nigel made this starter last night which was light and tasty and full of flavour. You will need (for 2 people):
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Loire chateaux – arrive early and beat the crowds
My advice would be to do just one chateau a day – that way you can arrive in good time, relax and enjoy your visit in the knowledge you are not going to be herded around like cattle, go and find a nice spot for lunch, take your time over a delicious meal and then potter during the afternoon away from the crush.
