Simon's wine blog today is about residential wine tours in the Loire Valley France. Take either a 2 day (three night) tour or a 3 day (four night) tour. Arrive Day 1 in the afternoon in time for tea on the terrace and perhaps a rest by the swimming pool, under your own steam or […]
Grainger’s Wine Blog – Residential Wine Tours in the Loire Valley
Wine Blog – One day wine tours
Simon's wine blog today concentrates on our one day wine tours and tastings. With a full day we are able to visit two or three estates and enjoy a picnic with the winemaker in the vineyards, on the terrace overlooking the vineyards or in the surrounding of one of the old stone buildings around the estate courtyard. The […]
Wine Blog – Wine Tours & Tastings
Simon's wine blog today is all about choosing your wine tour. Loire Wine Tours offers a range of different tours from a half day wine tour for visitors to a 4 night residential wine tours or we tailor make an ideal wine tour for you. On a half day wine tour you may choose from a tour of an Anjou or Saumur appellation […]
Wine Blog – la Grande Tablée Saumur Champigny 1 & 2 August 2012
é Simon's wine blog. The French love their annual events and fares and there is lots going on during the summer here around Saumur in the Loire valley. Why not make the most of your holiday and book to coincide with a particular event. Saumur is the equestrian centre France and there is so often an event in Saumur. You may wish to see the […]
Grainger’s Wine Blog – One day wine tours
So today Simon's wine blog is all about our one day tours and tastings. With more time we cover a larger area of the Loire wine appellations from Anjou in the west to Chinon to the east. We are able to visit two or three estates and enjoy a picnic with the winemaker in the […]
Grainger’s Wine Blog – Wine Tours
Simon's wine blog is all about chosing your wine tour. We provide a number of different tours from half day for visitors to residential tours so you have a great range to choose from.
Grainger’s Wine Blog – Summer Events
Simon's wine blog. There are loads of events and lots going on during the summer here in the Loire valley so why not make the most of your holiday and book to coincide with an event of your choice. We are the centre of equestrian in France so there is always an event in Saumur or […]
Wine Blog – The popularity of French wines
Simon's wine blog – Our French wines are becoming more popular. Apart from the fact that they are very well crafted wines made by our winemakers who farm their own vineyards, vinify their own wines and bottle them at their oww domaines with complete control throughout, they are made with minimal intervention. In addition drinkers are losing faith with the alternative new world […]
Wine Blog – The wine market Place
We are finding that our French wines are becoming more popular and thats because of the following reasons, apart from the fact that they are in themselves very good well crafted wines made by our winemakers who farm their vineyards, vinifiey their wines and bottle them at the domaine with complete control throughout, and they are made with minimal […]
Wine Blog – Chateau de Villandry Loire valley
When you visit the Loire valley for a holiday there are so many places to visit and one of them is the Chateau de Villandry which has the most wonderful formal gardens, with ornamental topiary, a maze, and gradens set out in geometric shapes planted with vegtables that form amazing patterns over the summer. Go and […]