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Sweet Wines of Layon, Super Salads in Rose City and the Belt of the Virgin 27 Aug 2013 | 12:11 am
Day 10 Sweet Wines of Layon, Super Salads in Rose City and the Belt of the Virgin On the Layon trail We enjoyed a super tasting at Chateau Soucherie this afternoon, the highlight of which, for me, ...
From the underground: Death Cap and Sparkling Wines 25 Aug 2013 | 10:51 pm
Day 9 From the underground: Death Cap and Sparkling Wines A misty morning led to us going underground for this Sunday afternoon. The Death Cap was one of countless mushrooms seen in the underground M...
Amuse Bouche 25 Aug 2013 | 12:58 pm
He (Charlemange) was moderate in his eating and drinking, for he hated to see drunkenness in any man. All the same, he could not go long without food, and he often used complain that fasting made him ...
All the fun of the fair on a sunny Saturday in Chinon 24 Aug 2013 | 11:09 pm
Day 8 (Part 2) All the fun of the fair on a sunny Saturday in Chinon The annual vintage market continued in Chinon this sunny afternoon. Highlight was an old fashioned threshing. Thirsty work and, f...
Faces of Chinon at today's Marché a l'Ancienne 24 Aug 2013 | 05:37 pm
Day 8 (Part1) Faces of Chinon at today's Marché a l'Ancienne A Vintage Fair. Very enjoyable morning. Back now to the town centre for more vintage fun!
Spoiled at Le St Nicolas Gourmand 24 Aug 2013 | 01:25 am
Day 7 (Part 2) Spoiled at Le St Nicolas Gourmand The local Caveau des Vignerons run the St Nicolas Gourmand, a beautiful little restaurant alongside the wine-tasting (and buying) shop on the main str...
Chenonceau: The Ladies’ Chateau 23 Aug 2013 | 09:42 pm
Day 7 Chenonceau: The Ladies’ Chateau No problem with planning permission in 16th century. Just demolish most of the existing structure and build your own. That was how Thomas Bohier and his wife go...
Food, wine and beer at the town market. Then a wee tour as temps rise! 22 Aug 2013 | 11:11 pm
Day 6 Food, wine and beer at the town market. Then a wee tour as temps rise! Stars and stripes. Market hats There was a superb market, large and with much variety, in Chinon this morning. Food, fol...
Detained in a French Restaurant! 22 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
Day 5 Detained in a French Restaurant! Knuckle (we call it shank) of lamb What is it about some French restaurants that they seem to want to keep you there all night? The answer, methinks, is unde....
Lovely welcome and wines at 17th century Chateau du Petit Thouars 21 Aug 2013 | 12:21 am
Day 4 Lovely welcome and wines at 17th century Chateau du Petit Thouars In the vineyard today with Sebastien du Petit Thoaurs Built at the same time as Cardinal Richelieu was building his nearby ....
