Southern Rhône Wine Tour September 2018
Our 6 months’ hard work paid off as our Southern Rhône Tour was an unqualified success. A wine club from the UK, who have already toured with us, asked us to put together a tour in Southern Rhône, so we…
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Garstang Wine Circle 2016 Tour, Day 5 – Marvellous Minervois
Marvellous Minervois When we visit the Minervois, we love to meet the real characters and the passionate people behind the scenes. Today was no exception as we started our visit to Domaine Pierre Fil, three generations of wine makers and Pierre…
Garstang Wine Circle 2016 Tour Day 4 – Limoux old and new
Limoux Day A relaxing morning and lunch in Limoux – friday is market day so lots to excite the senses. We head off after lunch to St Polycarpe – less than 10km from Limoux. The impressive Domaine Baron’Arques, owned by the…
Garstang Wine Circle Tour 2016 Day 3 Roman Days
Roman Days We called this day Roman as we visited an important site – the Museum of Amphoralis near Narbonne, where one of the largest industrial production of amphorae, roof tiles and household earthenware, was situated. During out guided tour,…
Garstang Wine Circle Tour 2016 Day 2
Mayrac and Malpère A later start to the day and some off-roading in the bus! Taking a track up behind Couiza, we meet Laurent Vivès from Domaine Mayrac. Here we admire the view of the Pyrenees in the distance and…
Garstang Wine Circle Tour 2016 Day 1
Hotting up in the Corbières Our first stop of the tour was with Anne Lignères from Château La Baronne in Moux. Always a pleasure to see Anne as she not only speaks excellent English, she also has a great sense…
Winter Work
Jean-Luc and I went up to see some friends working in the vinyards last week. It was the end of February and winter nearly coming to an end but there was still plenty of work to do. Phillipe is a ‘viticulteur’…