Saturday, June 15, 2013

Words & Wine: More France Fun

Words & Wine: More France Fun


Here's day 2 of the France trip:See more..

Cathy's Loire Wine Tours: Sunshine at last

Cathy's Loire Wine Tours: Sunshine at last: 









From this sunny spot you can see over to the south side of the river and the pretty hotel le Prieuré dominates the hillside. It's a pricey place to stay but has some of the best views over the river and a decent restaurant too. See more..

Cathy's Loire Wine Tours: Domaine de la Noblaie - Chinon







Cathy's Loire Wine Tours: Domaine de la Noblaie - Chinon

We had a huge downpour here in Cumeray yesterday afternoon accompanied by hail.  Our local fields were flooded and mud swept down on to the river road damaging the recently sown sunflowers.  In Brissac there was no rain at all - we were happily tasting wines at Domaine de Bablut shortly afterwards in the sunshine.  See more..