Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Le Tasting Room

Welcome to Le Tasting Room, a wine/cave cellar that was built in 1869. The lovely owners, Cathy and Nigel (nigh, as his friends call him) are both British, expert oenologists and viticulturists.

There are over 33,000 people in the Loire Valley that employed in some fashion by the wine industry.

The Loire Valley is broken down into 4 main regions of wine production:
  • Nantes: specializes in white muscadet
  • Anger/Saumer: specializes cabernet franc and chinon
  • Touraine: specializes in gamay
  • Sancerre: specializes in pinot noir and Sauvignon blanc
















Our wine tasting and lecture including a sampling of 6 different wines along with assorted canapes..."Nigh, where are those canapes!?"












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