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Domaine de la Motte
Domaine de la Motte is situated in Rochefort-sur-Loire, a small town in the region of Anjou-Saumur and the appellation of Coteaux-du-Layon. Helpfully sign-posted, the gentleman at the cellar door was kind enough to let us in without an appointment. The … Continue reading
Domaine du Pressoir à Cales: Agnès et Thierry Arnault
Domaine du Pressoir à Cales is situated in the village of Bouillé-Loretz in the very North of Deux-Sèvres in the region of Poitou-Charentes. View Larger Map The winery is owned by Agnès et Thierry Arnault. Their son showed us round … Continue reading
Domain du Pont de Livier – Flore et Emmanuel Rialland
Domain du Pont de Livier is in the Anjou appellation and within the Maine & Loire Department of France in the region of Pays de la Loire. View Larger Map It is run by Flore and Emmanuel Rialland. Flore showed … Continue reading
California Food & Wine Festival
From April 16 to May 31, 2010, the Fifth Annual Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival will take place at Disney’s California Adventure® Park. Other locations at the Disneyland® Resort will host “The Art of Flavor,” with cooking demonstrations, seminars … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Disney, Features, Food & Wine Festival, Golden State, Wine, Wine Festival
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Ladubay from Saumur & Ackerman from Loire
Some of TheWineBlokes are currently touring a lesser known region of France just North of Bordeaux. The two local big wine regions are Saumur & Loire so it was decided to put them to the supermarche test: two reasonably priced … Continue reading
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Tagged Ackerman, Appellation Crémant de Loire Contrôlée, Brut, Features, Ladubay, Loire, SAumur
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Pineau des Charentes: Tarin
Pineau des Charentes is an aperitif local to the Charentes region in France. It is made from brandy and served cold in small servings. This fortified wine is produced using a blend of lightly-fermented grape must and Cognac eau-de-vie. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Charentes, Cocktail, Cognac, eau-de-vie, Fortified Wine, France, Grape, Mutage, Pineau des Charentes
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Stirring Grapes: 2010 Vintage Video Blog from New Zealand
Matt Cozens from Adnams Wine & Cellar is keeping a video blog of his work on a 2010 vintage at Forrest Wines in New Zealand. Here he is stirring up the grapes and explaining what he’s up to. Matt served … Continue reading
La Cheteau: Crémant de Loire BRUT
This brut has a delicate acidity which retreats from the palatte before overwhelming. Like many locally available French wines, the makers refrain from the big fruit flavours favoured by the Aussies. They also opt for greener tones rather than the … Continue reading
Chateau de Respide: La Croix Bonnet GRAVES 2006
After arriving in France on Sunday, we were greeted by this subtle wine from a Chateau South of Bordeaux. With an initial acidity, the red soon acquires a floral overtone and a green woody background. This is a modest wine … Continue reading
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