Last night on tour and we had a very entertaining dinner at Caveau des Arches in Beaune. Highly recommended.
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TDV 2014 – Chateau de Meursault
The last vineyard trip on the 2014 was to Chateau de Meursault. Chateau de Meursault has one of the largest wine cellars in Burgundy and hold a minimum of 1 million bottles there are any one time. After the tour and tasting, we had our annual car...
Read moreTDV 2014 – Mischief & Mayhem, Aloxe Corton
Lunchtime day 2 was a visit to Aloxe Corton. (once Charles had given us the correct address!) Michael and Fiona Ragg who are the owners and winemakers at Mischief and Mayhem gave us an excellent tasting before lunch. We then took a fantastic...
Read moreTDV 2014 – Drouhin Laroze, Gevrey Chambertain
Day 2 took up to Cote de Nuits in the north end of Burgundy. Drouhin Laroze in Gevrey Chambertain was our first port of call where we had a tour of the winery, cellars and finally a tasting of some select wines in their range. Drouhin Laroze are...
Read moreTDV 2014 – Château de Vault de Lugny
After the tasting in Chablis, we head due South to Chateau de Vault de Lugny. The tourists enjoyed a champagne reception, followed by a gourmet meal. A very nice way to end the first day on tour.
Read moreTDV 2014 – Domaine Laroche in Chablis
One of the highlights of the TDV was visiting Chablis. Domaine Laroche was in a completely different style to the gigantic Champagne de Castelnau site we had been at a few hours earlier. Etienne Madelin looked after us superbly and we were...
Read moreTDV 2014 – Champagne de Castelnau
First stop on the TDV this year was in Reims to Champagne de Castelnau. Champagne de Castelnau is in fact the Waud Wine Club house champagne and has sold incredibly well since we added it to our list at the end of 2013. Champagne de Castelnau is...
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