Flower-arranging Festival
If you like flower arranging, chateaux and/or wine you could visit the Chateau de Brissac (49 Maine et Loire, Pays de la Loire) from 12 – 15 April 2024 when they celebrate “Les Floralies de Brissac“.
50 nationally and internationally-known talented flower-arranging artists are challenged to create a romantic table for two within the theme of marriage – all within the magnificent rooms of this 7-storey, 200 room, 16th Century Chateau. Before leaving, you’ll be invited to vote for your favourite floral arrangement if you wish – see www.chateau-brissac.fr At least the displays will be inside, so there is no problem if the weather is poor.
The Chateau de Brissac is the tallest Chateau in France!
Balloon Festival
Hot Air Balloons (Montgolfiades) 23 – 24 August 2024 – Twenty balloons, weather permitting, take off in the sunset of this summer evening for a beautiful trip over the vineyards of Anjou and the Loire islands.- see www.arcencieldanjou.com
Situated a few miles south of the Loire near Angers, Brissac is in the Anjou wine-making region – not far from our favourite Anjou producer Domaine Leduc-Frouin at Sousigné, near Martigné-Briand.
Indeed Brissac is one of the Anjou-Villages, qualifying for the classification of AC Anjou-Villages Brissac.
The “-Villages” tag generally signifies a higher quality level than the remaining appellation (the same applies in Beaujolais, Cotes du Rhone etc) and beyond specifying a more delimited area of production, the rules on the yield and age of the vines are more restrictive – and generally the older the vines and the lower the yield, the more complex and developed the wine.
Furthermore, the Chateau de Brissac has its own vineyard producing reds (Anjou and Anjou-Villages Brissac) and a sweet Rosé d’Anjou made from Gamay and Grolleau (sometimes spelt as GrosLot, although pronounced virtually the same!)
In addition to visiting the Chateau, admiring the floral displays and testing the wine, you could also stay a night in one of the impressive bedrooms at the chateau Chateau de Brissac B&B!
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