Wine Blog – Sunrise over Le Puy Notre Dame

The sun is rising over the church of  Puy Notre Dame as viewed from Manoir de Gourin and taken by me at some ridiculously eary hour. I'm not a naturally early riser or to put it another way and to coin Karin's oft repeated adage 'Simon's not very good in the mornings'! Soon will be another dawn of our […]

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Wine Blog – wine tour guests at Manoir de Gourin

Here are some of our wine tour guests from around the world enjoying an evening soiree on the terrace of Manor de Gourin. It can sometimes be a long evening as they enjoy the company so much. So why not look us up and see what wine tours we have to offer. www.loirewineoturs.com. Cheers.

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Wine Blog – sightseeing in the 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 of Villandry which has the most wonderful formal gardens, with ornamental topary, a maze, and gradens set out in geometric shapes planted with vegtables that form amazing patterns over the summer. You […]

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Wine Blog – A day of great joy

What joy that each day we have wonderful guests arriving to savour the joys of our intimate wine tours amongst the vines and in the wine rooms with our passionate winemakers. Cheers.

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Wine Blog – wine touring in the Loire valley

These are some of our guests from around the world enjoying an evening soiree on the terrace of Manor de Gourin. It can sometimes be a long evening as they enjoy the company so much. So why not look us up and see what we have to offer. www.loirewineoturs.com. Cheers.

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Wine Blog – wine tours – Chateau de Chaintres

  A wine tour with guests from Africa and Canada at Chateau de Chaintres. Great fun. Why not join in the fun on one of our loire valley wine tours. Cheers.

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Wine Blog – self catering in loire valley

  Simon's wine blog continues on the holiday  theme with our self catering holiday destination in the Loire valley in France. We have four fabulous cottages in a converted stables in the grounds of the beautiful manor house, and in part of the old 'Chai' wine store. You are able to enjoy the freedom of your own […]

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Wine Blog – Wine Tours – Loire Valley

  Simon's wine blog continues with our wine tours in the beautiful Loire Valley. We are very well placed between the main appellations of Saumur and Anjou so that we are able to give you such a varied tour of thedomaines of our wonderful winemakers. We take you on such informative journeys through the vineyards, […]

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Wine Blog -Wine Tasting – Thierry Berson

We were fortunate to have a lovely family of four from Chicago come to stay with us at Manoir de Gourin for a three day wine tour last year. Mother, father and their two pretty twenty something daughters. We kicked off their break with a wine tasting dinner hosted by an award winning Sommelier Thierry Berson of Doue […]

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Wine Blog – wine tour breaks

  Simon's wine blog today is all about holidays. Its that time of year when you will be thinking about your holidays and I've got a jolly good idea for you all. At Loire Wine Tours we provide amazing short breaks for wine tours and wine tastings with a gentle course on local wines at […]

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