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The wine appellations of Cheverny AOC and Cour-Cheverny AOC are just south of the Loire near Blois. 27 August 2011 the local winemakers hold their Grape Harvest Festival . These neighbouring/overlapping appellations produce red.white and rosé wines. the main difference being that Cour-Cheverny AOC uses the seldom-seen Romorantin grape to produce dry, minerally aromatic white ………Continue reading Cheverny Wine Festival Of you are in the Loire Valley for the weekend of 3-4 September 2011, you can explore the vineyards in a different way, Vignes, Vins et Randos is an organised series of walks throughout the Loire Valley at various locations from the Atlantic Coast through Muscadet, Anjou, Saumur as far east as Touraine: Organised hikes ………Continue reading Vines, wines and ramblings – Loire Valley The French take hunting,fishing and shooting seriously – and have the space and isolated countryside to indulge – visit the Game Fair at Chambord to experience their enthusiasm! ………Continue reading A French Game Fair at Chambord Fete des Plantes A timely reminder from Colin Elliott, who runs a French Garden design company at Chabris (36 Indre, Centre) who will be exhibiting at the Garden Festival (Fete des Plantes) at the Chateau de la Ferte St Aubin from 5-6 May 2012 For more info see www.chateau-ferte-st-aubin.com la Ferte St Aubin (45 ………Continue reading Garden festival at Ferte St Aubin There’s a new free map and guide available from InterLoire (the official wine body for the region) to the vineyards of the Loire Valley available to download and in English:- The light glistening on the river and its tributaries is a wonderful sight. The cellars carved into white limestone, magical châteaux, magnificent gardens, hillsides ………Continue reading Loire Valley Wine route – free map and guide Our tastes in wine tend to be quite individual, and I always seek out those wines which stand out from the bland, branded crowd so often presented on supermarket shelves. Hence my eyes sparkle a little when I find a wine merchant stocking something really interesting and different – one such recent discovery being ………Continue reading Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny wines from Domaine des Huards Michel and Jocelyne Gendrier at Domaine des Huards are great enthusiasts for these wines – elegant and richly flavoured. Their reputation has spread beyond the local region to Paris – and every weekend you’ll find Parisiens at the domaine, having travelled down the autoroute just to stock up on these wines. You can be assured ………Continue reading Domaine des Huards, Cheverny & Cour-Cheverny Michel and Jocelyne Gendrier at Domaine des Huards are great enthusiasts for these wines – elegant and richly flavoured. Their reputation has spread beyond the local region to Paris – and every weekend you’ll find Parisiens at the domaine, having travelled down the autoroute just to stock up on these wines. You can be assured ………Continue reading Domaine des Huards, Cheverny & Cour-Cheverny South of Blois in the Touraine, Cheverny (41 Loir-et-Cher, Centre) offers good food, wine and hotels – see map |
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