Today we went to top up our local bubble supply – vouvray, the traditional method. We tried a new vineyard today, Vigneau-Chevreau, but we only bought their still wine. We still prefer Freslier for bubbles. Great cellar though! Aujourd’hui nous sommes allés se réapprovisionner en bulles locales : vouvray, méthode traditionnelle. Nous avons essayons un …
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The Wine Press – Le pressoir
We found this on our bike route yesterday – an old grape press at Château Moncontour near Vouvray. It also has a museum, unfortunately, for us, closed on Sundays. You can also see the troglodyte cellars. En faisait du vélo hier, nous avons trouvé ce vieux pressoir au Château Moncontour à côté de Vouvray. Il y a …
Bubbly coming up – Les bulles qui arrivent
This is the chenin blanc grape used to make vouvray wine, which can be dry, sweet or bubbly using the champenoise method. It comes from Anjou where it was mentioned as early as the 9th century and is probably named after Mont Chenin in Touraine. Many of the vines are very old. Voici le chenin …
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