Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Bourgueil: Café de la Promenade – la Bourgueillothérapie ! 1st and 2nd October


Café de la Promenade, Bourgueil

'Un seul moyen de lutter contre le blues automnal : la Bourgueillothérapie !

Comme l'an dernier, le bar à vins de la Promenade à Bourgueil organise samedi 1er et dimanche 2 octobre sa Bourgueillothérapie.

Des artistes rencontrent des vignerons et créent une oeuvre durant une journée sur le thème de l'art de boire. Les oeuvres seront vendues aux enchères au profit des restos du coeur.

Je vous remercie de relayer cette information et je serais ravi de vous retrouver à Bourgueil à cette occasion.

Cordialement,

Guillaume Lapaque'

Programme
Samedi
Soir : Dégustation des vins des vignerons participants + Cocktail dinatoire = 25€ / personne au bar à vins de la promenade à Bourgueil

Dimanche :
A partir de 9h : vous pouvez venir récupérer un verre de dégustation et le plan du parcours dans le vignoble bourgueillois (moyennant 5€ pour le verre) au bar à vins de la promenade à Bourgueil
De 9h à 10h : Petit déjeuner, accueil des artistes et des vignerons bar à vins de la promenade à Bourgueil
De 10h à 17h30 : Visite des caves et des artistes avec votre verre de dégustation et le plan du parcours dans le vignoble bourgueillois.
De 10h à 12h : Café philo sur le thème « l’art de boire » animé par Hélène Paulin au bar à vins de la promenade à Bourgueil
De 14h30 à 16h : Dégustation verticale pour expliquer l’histoire du climat à Bourgueil animée par P.Gabillot au bar à vins de la promenade à Bourgueil
A 18h : Exposition des œuvres réalisées tout au long de la jou rnée dans les différents vignobles + apéro au bar à vins de la promenade à Bourgueil. Remise des prix du jury. Le premier prix du jury sera le visuel de l’affiche de l’édition de l’année suivante.
A 19h : Ventes des œuvres par Maître Chabert, huissier à Chinon, au profit des restos du cœur au bar à vins de la promenade à Bourgueil Soirée de clôture


Pour plus d'infos :
Sophie et Ludovic Ragot
Café de la promenade
1 avenue du général De Gaulle
37140 BOURGUEIL
02 47 95 10 87
lecafedelapromenade@orange.fr

www.bourgueillotherapie.com

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Yesterday's setting sun in car mirror

Reflections of the setting sun: 20th September  

After a day spent in Chinon, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and Bourgueil (reports to follow) under a largely grey sky, the sun finally came out towards the end of the day. We caught the final rays as we headed along the road from Sublaines to Luzillé.

A few minutes earlier on the A85 autoroute

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Best Modification Harley Davidson

Best Modification Harley Davidson

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Best Modification Harley Davidson

Best Modification Harley Davidson

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2011 Loire vintage: Montlouis and Vouvray – mixed reports


 Chenin in the Clos Mosny (Montlouis – Jacky Blot) where picking started 7th September

A quick sweep through Montlouis and Vouvray yesterday afternoon brought mixed reports from the vignerons. Some happy and relaxed with the way the 2011 vintage is going, others describing it as difficult and likely to produce no more than pleasant wines. The one common factor appears to be the worry that acidities are low this year, so giving wines that may be a bit heavy and lacking some minerality.

Bertrand Jousset@work  

During our visit in Montlouis we saw Bertrand Jousset and Ludovic Chanson who were both happy with the way the harvest was going.

Bertrand: 2011 is much more relaxed than last year, which was a panic. We started about ten days ago and have picked the Chardonnay, Gamay and Grolleau as well as the Chenin for the sparkling. We are now picking the Chenin for the still wines. It is coming in at around 13.5% potential alcohol, although the acidity is a bit low. We will still be picking into next week.  

Ludovic Chanson considering 2011 Montlouis

Ludovic: "It has been my easiest vintage so far. We started on Monday 12th September. We have picked the Sauvignon Blanc and grapes (Chardonnay and Chenin) for the PetNat and some of the dry Chenin which is between 12.8%-13.2% potential. The yields are reasonable in 2011 – 35 hl/ha for the Chenin, 40 for the Sauvignon Blanc and 37 for the Chardonnay."   


Montlouis: wild ferment!

Sorting table Clos Mosny (above and below)




Clos Mosny: some rot
Clos Mosny – discarded grapes 

Report to be finished but first off to Chinon, Bourgueil and Saumur

Monday, September 19, 2011

Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards 2011 – the winners


The 2009 award winners with chair of judges Charles Metcalfe

The 2011 awards were announced at the Savoy Hotel in London last night. From information gleaned through Twitter these are as far as I know the winners. My apologies if I have made any mistakes and my congratulations to the winners. Good to see that the 2011 awards have more of an international flavour than the previous editions.

Category 1 - International Wine Feature Writer of the Year 2011
Andrew Jefford
Articles from Decanter and The World of Fine Wine

Category 2 - International Wine Columnist of the Year 2011
Victoria Moore
Columns from The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph

Category 3 - International Wine Book of the Year 2011
Max Allen
The Future Makers: Australian Wines for the 21st Century (Hardie Grant Books)

Category 4 - Regional Wine Writer of the Year 2011
Liz Sagues
Articles from Hampstead and Highgate Express

Category 6 - International Wine Website of the Year 2011
Tim Atkin M.W.
www.timatkin.com

Category 7 - online Wine Columnist / Blogger of the Year 2011
Alice Feiring
Various from The Feiring Line www.alicefeiring.com

Category 8 - Emerging Wine Writer of the Year 2011
Gabriel Savage
Articles from The Drinks Business

Category 9 - The Artistry of Wine Award 2011
Clay McLachlan

Category 10 – International Champagne Writer of the Year 2011
Tyson Stelzer
The Champagne Guide 2011 ebook