verre \u00e0 degustation. A glass to taste the wine. <\/em><\/p>\nPay your 2\u20ac for the glass and begin. (You get to keep the glass). I am building up quite a collection.<\/p>\n
There were 28 producers offering their wine. Many of them with between 4 and 6 different wines to taste. It is impossible to taste them all. There were one or two producers there whom we knew. We went and said hello then choose those we did not know to taste.<\/p>\n
We ended up tasting 5.<\/p>\n
The primary red varieties of the region are, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. C\u00f4t more commonly known as Malbec and Gamay.<\/p>\n
The primary white varieties are, Sauvignon blanc and Chenin blanc (known locally as Pineau de la Loire).<\/p>\n
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Our favourite of the day was from a small 4 hectares called Domaine de La Tonnellerie, near Amboise. The producer Monsieur Vincent P\u00e9quin.\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0He only grows two varieties, but he treats them with great respect.<\/p>\nHe produces white wines using Chenin. A lovely crisp dry white and using the same variety from the same\u00a0parcel of land but leaving it longer, a delicious slightly sweet white to drink as an apero.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\nWith his C\u00f4t he produces a delicious, slightly oaky, but smooth and full-bodied red. <\/p>\n
This small vineyard produces quality not quantity. Vincent is a charming guy. Doug and I are going to visit his Domaine soon. I don\u2019t think the 6 reds we bought will last till Christmas.<\/p>\n
We had a wonderful morning tasting local wines. You too could come and enjoy a similar experience with me when you book a half day wine tour with Taste the Loire.<\/p>\n
Contact me through this website to learn more.<\/p>\n
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Hello to all on this soggy but warm Monday in November. As you may or may not know I have a small wine tour business, Taste the Loire. You of course understand that\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0research to find new vineyards is extremely hard work. Doug and I have covered many a kilometre searching […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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