Yannick Heude lives in St. Malo, about as far away from a wine region in France as you can get. But he’s a serious wine lover who also owns a wine…
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A triage of wines tasted over multiple days is never easy to do. You depend on your notes and your recollection of the moment. The ambiance does impact your judgement…
We just finished our outstanding tour of the Loire Valley wine country and came away with a much better appreciation of the high quality of the wines from one end…
Castles of the Loire A visit to the Loire Valley always includes castles because there are hundreds from one end to the other. This used to be the playground of…
The Loire Valley has a diversity of wines, primarily white. They unfortunately don’t receive the attention they deserve, and when they receive attention, it’s usually Sancerre, Muscadet or Vouvray. But…
Today we move to Nantes to meet up with our river cruise but not before stopping in Saumur for a tasting of sparkling wines at Gratien and Meyer. This large…
The beauty of a river cruise is that you unpack once because the boat is your hotel for 8 days. We’ve planned special private excursions to wineries but have also…
Today is Muscadet day and we went to one of the best. I selected our one winery visit to Muscadet months ago and just last week in my favorite wine…
Chateau du Petit Thouars We were greeted at the Chateau by Sebastien du Petit Thouars who inherited the title of Count from his father. We last visited this estate when…
Our first visit Saturday was to the Marc Brédif winery, located in vast troglodyte caves that date back to the 10th century. There are over 2 kilometers of galleries where…
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