Bill and Jen's Adventures: Wine Tasting Day1

Peter, the wine guy and tour organizer, had a clipboard and a sheet for each winery. At the end of each tasting we would go up to him and give him our order (if any). He kept meticulous notes for each person's purchases, then placed one transaction for everyone and the winery quickly gathered up all the wine and added it to the coach (bus) storage.

Peter had estimated that the group would spend 3,000 euro on wine over the course of visiting seven wineries. We spent that much at our very. first. winery. Ha!

Heading towards our second winery of the day

We made our way to our second winery, which we found without any sat nav troubles.

Chateau Mignan

Sorry for the blurry photo below! Chateau Mignan had a delightful winemaker give us a tour and talk about his wine. Unfortunately, he only spoke French! Peter translated what he could, but the wine maker was so enthusiastic, I'm afraid I didn't catch most of his talking points. Most of the folks on the trip were Brits, and many of them had a passing knowledge of French, so I think I was one of the few who couldn't keep up.

New French oak barrels in barrel room

By the time the tour was done, we were taken into the wine tasting room where we were served a lunch of charcuterie and bread. We acted as though we hadn't eaten in days!

Someone was really hungry for lunch!

We also tasted four more delicious wines: a white, red, deeper red (Les Trois Clochers), and Le Grand (L'oeil du Temp). The wines were all very tasty, but I think I was also swayed by the food as I bought two white, two red, and two of their best, Le Grand. I picked up two of the whites as I think Bill will really enjoy them. I bought doubles of the reds that I liked because we were told they'd age really well. We're hoping to set some aside to drink with our California family and friends when we eventually move back home.