Grainger’s Wine Blog
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Articles from: June 2016
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Our guests Vin, Julie, Eddie and Tracey at Combier, Loire, France
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Occasionally we find the opportunity to take our guests to the distillery Combier in Saumur. Its has been going for some time, originally the still room was built by Gustav Eiffel of the Tower fame. We visited the still room and then our guests Vin, Julie, Eddie and Tracey were able to taste some of the spirits and liqueurs that are produced at Combier.
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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Going back to natural wines at gfwineblog Loire valley, France
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Here’s a trend the wine purist can buy into. The world’s ability now to make standardised, homogenised wine that taste the same year in, year out regardless of where it is made, is part of the reason why there is now so much interest in natural, unfiltered wines. It’s wine being made in the most traditional way possible, but crucially tastes nothing like the safe, neutral wine we have become used to drinking.
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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Fresh from the Potager at Manoir de Gourin, Loire, France
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Just picked some ten minutes before sitting down for supper with new potatoes and asparagus accompanying our main course followed by fresh raspberries for sweet. What could be better? Delicious.
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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Anais and Aiden deep in the cellars with some Saumur wines ageing in barrels
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Super day out today taking our guests from Calgary, Canada on a wine adventure into the vineyards of the Loire valley. We tasted some 20 wines from many different appellations and learnt about the wines from two passionate winemakers personally presenting their wines for tasting. A traditional lunch made by the winemaker’s wife tasting the wines of the estate through each course of the lunch. A real magical experience and one not to be missed. Lovely.
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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2016 Biodynamic calendar from gfwineblog
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Biodynamic calendar
Sunday is the day for the our biodynamic calendar for the next seven days so you are able to find the right time to open your wine on the day when it will be at its best
Here’s our week for drinking wine based on the biodynamic calendar. Go on you should try it. Wine can taste better on the right days and here is our guide to follow. We’ve given you some ideas on the wine to drink on the good days ie fruit and flower. Enjoy.
Monday – Leaf until 12.08am then Fruit
Tuesday – Fruit
Wednesday – Fruit until 3.30am then Root
Thursday – Root
Friday – Root until 4.45am then Flower
Saturday – Flower
Sunday – Flower until 6.20qm then Leaf
Why not try a bottle from our stock at gfwine.co.uk
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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Loading up 324 bottles of 2011 Saumur.
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The Loire valley has such diverse weather. It determines the quality of wines produced each year. The vintages can be so different. 2011 was a year that made exceptional wines here in the Saumur appellation for some of the best winemakers. It was so good in 2011 that I purchased 54 cases of the lovely stuff which will allow me to miss those bad years and continue to drink the 2011. What joy.
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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Its scandalous
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2 EU employees here. Look at those figures! No wonder the establishment want to stay in the corrupt EU. Don’t be naive thinking these people are looking after our best interests. They are lining their own pockets first.
We know why we have decided to tell the EU to go fxxx itself? Lets all get on the gravy train folks and screw us the taxpayer. Money money money. Look at what the Kinnock’s rake in. Scandalous. Why are the lefties so hypercritical. Because they too work for the state. Simple. Screw us the people who pay their wages. That’s why the teachers et al are so left. Its not their money. ITS OUR TAX.
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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Dawn, Ian, Tony and Sarah with our host Brigitte
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After such a lot of rain and bad weather it was a joy to take our guests on a wine tour in sunny warm weather today. Our host Brigitte provided a perfect chance to try the wines of the Loire valley here in France. Some local Chenin Blanc the classic appellation white cepage of this part of the Loire. A fruity light red from the classic Saumur appellation made from the cabernet Franc grape variety again a local grape that is used throughout the area for red and rosé wines. We dipped into sparkly, pinks and the local village appellation of Puy Notre Dame. A great day out.
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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Vin, Julie, Eddie and Tracey enjoying the bubbly at Gratien and Meyer Saumur, Loire, France
Grainger’s wine blog is gfwineblog.co.uk
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A great day out with our guests from Pom and Down Under. A trip into Saumur to sample the many delights of the local bubbly from the Saumur and Cremant de Loire Appellations. Gosh a wonderful experience. Added to that we even ventured to taste the Eau de Vie and other such loveliness at Combier, including the french tour with some english translation mixed in. Just ask me about Wormwood. They didn’t. I know. It is used to make Absinthe at Combier. Clever boy that Grainger.
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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Map to find Pulsat at Doue la Fontaine, Loire, Fance
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Being given directions can be difficult particularly if the person giving the directions only happens to have a plate and leftovers to show the way. It could have been made difficult if the person who’s plate was used had cleaned his plate but fortunately there were some scraps leftover. So the bacon rind became the Rue de Docteur Lionet, The slither of Goats cheese the local supermarket, the crust of bread the roundabout, the rind the Rue de Cholet, and the slice of bread the destination. I hope this gets the participant of the directions to his intended destination without slipping up!
Wine blog ing is fun with Grainger’s wine blog. Its the regular spot to catch up on the latest stuff on the wine scene or maybe something quite different. You never know what might appear.
Cheers.
Our websites
www.loirewinetours.com Our wine tours
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk Our self catering holidays
www.gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop
www.thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club
www.vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop
www.thewinefinder.co.uk Our wine import portal
Our email addresses
info@loirewinetours.com Our wine tours email address for enquiries
graingersatmanoir@yahoo.co.uk Our self catering holiday email address for enquiries
enquiries@gfwine.co.uk Our retail wine shop email address for enquiries
enquiries@thestrictlywineclub.co.uk Our wine club email address for enquiries
enquiries@vintnersfinewines.co.uk Our wholesale wine shop email address for enquiries
Our blogs
www.loirewinetoursblog.co.uk Our wine tours blog
www.gfwineblog.co.uk Our wine blog
www.manoirdegourin.co.uk/karins-loire-holiday-cottages-blog Our gite holiday blog
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