Today we left Lalinde for Puy-l’Évêque and stopped on the way to buy some Bergerac wine at Les Hauts de Caillevel. Next we visited the delightful little mediaeval village of Issigeac with its many half-timbered houses. This one is known as the mushroom house due to its shape. We then had lunch at the only …
Category Archives: Wine and grapes
Spring Blossoms – Fleurs de printemps
We went to buy some wine at Domaine des Bessons in Mesland today and went past this stunning tree on the way. Considering it’s early March, we assume it’s a prunus of some sort. Nous sommes allés acheter du vin au Domaine des Bessons à Mesland aujourd’hui et sommes passés devant cet arbre magnifique. Comme …
The Vineyard Walk – La balade vinicole
We went for our usual winter Sunday village walk this morning before the rain set in. We chose Chargé near Amboise and were delighted to find ourselves on a walking path through a very large vineyard. I wasn’t quite expecting the bridge in the second photo. As I am afraid of heights I had to …
On the Ile of Gold – Sur l’île d’Or
The weather was just perfect today for a meetup and mini-celebration to collect our foie gras from friends and celebrate two events with vouvray and financiers: a birthday and French citizenship. The photo was taken from the island in the middle of the Loire opposite Amboise. Il faisait un temps splendide sur l’île d’Or à …
Bernache
Bernache is the local name for grape juice as it morphs to wine. We have it every year but it’s a couple of weeks early this year. We usually have it in front of the first fire of the season but the weather is so mild at the moment that we had it in the …
Eurovelo 6 – La Charité-sur-Loire to Cosne-sur-Loire via Sancerre
This is a photo for Sancerre lovers. We had originally thought we would include the 10 k detour from the Loire à Vélo itinerary but we were a little worried we might run out of battery. We cycled 80 k in 4 hours which is pretty much our maximum. Below is some of the scenery …
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The Grape Harvest – Les vendanges
We’ve been away on a short break to Brittany. As we drove back through the touraine-mesland wine-growing area and saw that harvesting has begun. Nous sommes partis quelques jours en Bretagne et sur le retour nous avons vu que les vendanges ont commencé dans l’appellation touraine-mesland.
Relax and Taste – La dégustation relaxe
We went to pick up some local rosé today from the wine coop at Mont Près Chambord. Aujourd’hui nous sommes allés chercher du rosé local de la coopérative vinicole à Mont Près Chambord.
Vines & Roses – Vignes et roses
I love the tradition of growing roses at the end of the rows of vines. I photographed these on a rather hot bike ride to Cheverny and back on Sunday. J’adore la tradition de faire pousser des roses au bout des rangs de vignes. J’ai pris cette photo au cours d’une promenade à Cheverny en vélo …
Wine & Chocolate in Onzain – Vin & chocolat à Onzain
We went to the local wine growers’ fair in Onzain today and met, amongst others, an oenologist who has returned to the family vineyard, three brothers who run their family vineyard together and a chocolate maker and her daughter. Nous sommes allés à la foire au vin à Onzain (touraine mesland) et avons fait connaissance, …
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