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The Life and Times of La Grande Maison

http://www.lagrandemaison.blogspot.com

The Life and Times of a Vineyard Maison d'Hotes in the heart of the Loire Valley France. Gastronomy and Fine Wines discussed. Holiday ideas in the Loire Valley and Restaurants and Vineyards to Visit.

• Added on: Mar 1st, 2009
• Country: France
• Language: English

• Author: La Grande Maison
• Listed in: Wine Vacation
• Tags: b&b vineyard gay friendly guesthouse wine tours lesbian vacations

Recent Posts

• 12 More Things To Do in the Loire Valley Around Saumur

  Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 16:16 in beer, le mans, angers, loches, biodynamic wine, french wine tours, fontevraud abbey

  Back in August I started a series of "12 Tips for Things to do in the Loire Valley" around Saumur. It's now December the days are shorter, darker and colder but in between we get some beautiful blue sky days which provide a great opportunity to exp...

• The Last Day of the 2009 Harvest at Chateau de Fosse Seche

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 14:44 in wine tours, grape harvest, loire wine harvest

  6th November 2009 and a bright sunny morning for the final hand harvest of the botrytised Chenin Blanc grapes for Les Tris de la Chapelle Saumur Blanc A.O.C. with Guillaume Pire at Chateau de Fosse Seche. Pourri plein (purp...

• Review of 2009 Loire Wine Harvest around Saumur - Le Puy Notre Dame AOC

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 14:52 in wine tours, loire wine harvest, saumur harvest 2009

  First of all a ton of apologies for not updating the blog for nearly a month! Thought it was time I had better get round to it but what with the harvest in full swing, running our Wine Tours, looking after guests at La Grande Maison and offering our ...

• Up on the roof high above the Loire River.

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 07:11 in patrimoine, gite rental, loire river, treves cunault, treves tower

  There are over 100 steps to climb to reach the top of Treves Tower that is after you have climbed the steep hill to the entrance and then negociated another 20 steps to the front door. So thank goodness it is only open one weekend a year!Every Septem...

• Loire Valley Wines in London

  Posted on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 11:19 in London, wine tasting, gay icons, rose d'anjou, loire valley wines, rsj's

  If you love the wines of the Loire Valley and find them hard to track down in the UK then go no further than a lunch out at RSJ's in Coin Street. We popped in there during a recent visit to London. We chose a glass of Domaine de Nerleux Cremant de Lo...

• Fête du Patrimoine et Vin Aubigné sur Layon

  Posted on Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 09:55 in wine tasting, french wine tours, aubigne sur layon

  It never ceases to amaze me how rich in culture and 'patrimoine' the area of the Loire Valley around the River Layon is. On the surface it remains un-commercial, drive through endless Layon villages and you won't see a soul. Until today that is. To...

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