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Thursday 19 November 2009

Les Vins du Coin 2009: 5th and 6th December

Another date for your diaries if you are close to Blois in the first weekend of December – the annual Vins du Coin tasting. This is an association of some of the most interesting vignerons in the Loir et Cher as well as the valley of Le Loir. All are part of the 'natural' wine movement.

Samedi 05 décembre 2009
(de 10 h à 19 h)

et dimanche 06 décembre 2009
(de 10 h à 18 h)

Haras de BLOIS - 62 avenue Maunoury

This year there will be around 25 organic vignerons compared to the 20 last year:

Bruno Allion – Domaine de Pontcher

Michel Augé

Béatrice et Michel Augé – Domaine des Maisons Brûlées
Junko Araï – Domaine des Bois Lucas
Mickaël Bouges

Mikael Bouges


Samuel Boulay
Alain Courtault et Simon Tardieux, Joël Courtault
– Domaine de Bel-Air
Christophe Foucher
– Domaine de la Lunotte
Nathalie Gaubicher et Christian Chaussard
– Domaine Le Briseau
Renaud Guettier
- La Grapperie

Emile Heredia

Emile Heredia – Domaine de Montrieux
Olivier Lemasson
– Les Vins Contés
Noëlla Morantin

Pascal Potaire (chapeau!)

Pascal Potaire – Les Capriades

Thierry Puzelat

Thierry Puzelat et Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme, Jean Marie et Thierry PuzelatClos du Tue Boeuf
Sylviane et Michel Quenioux
– Domaine de Veilloux

Jean-Pierre Robinot and his wife@Salon des Vins de Loire 2009

Jean-Pierre Robinot – Les Vignes de l’Ange Vin

Didier Barouillet

Catherine Roussel et Didier Barrouillet – Clos Roche Blanche

Jérôme and Dominique Sauvete

Jérôme Sauvête
Cyrille Sevin
Pascal Simonutti – Le Pré Noir

Philippe Tessier

Philippe Tessier
– Domaine Philippe Tessier
Isabelle et Hervé Villemade – Domaine du Moulin


More details here

Looks a fascintating tasting opportunity. Unfortunately I'm unable to make it but must make a special effort to be there for one of the editions – perhaps in 2010?

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