'All good things come to an end' and after a remarkably mild winter the snow arrived!
Not
to be deterred Gérald and I headed off to the organic and biodynamic
wine fair, La Dive Bouteille, held in the impressive troglodyte caves
under the stunning
Château de Brézé.
Marion from Bistrot Les Tontons joined us as we sourced new wines, not only for our wine bar
Bistrot Les Tontons in Saumur but also for
Ten Green Bottles, with whom we have a partnership and wine bar in Brighton,
The Wine Shop & Tasting Room.
An extremely well supported wine fair
vignerons from
:
- Champagne - Alsace - Jura - Savoie - Bourgogne - Beaujolais -
Bordeaux et Sud-Ouest - Rhône - Languedoc - Roussillon - Provence-Corse -
Loire - were in attendance.
Including producers from :
Géorgie,
Serbie, Italie, le Coste (Italie), Espagne; Argentine, Chili
and
producers presenting :
cognac, ciders and liqueurs.
An expert in his field it is always an enlightening experience for me to
join Gérald at wine fairs, not only to sample new and vintage wines
but, in addition, to meet the
vignerons directly, many of whom Gérald has known since his days of owning a
bar à vin, wine bar in Paris.
On Monday I had the pleasure of meeting Thierry Navarre,
Domaine Thierry Navarre - Domaine Thierry Navarre will soon be available at
Bistrot Les Tontons, Saumur.
Gallery of Photos : 13ème Dive Bouteille
