Fotos: lookin' back@2014 (part 1)

 Millesimé Bio@Montpellier – 

innovation of the year: chien de dégustation

 Alastair Marshall and Robert Chase: 

Adnams veteran duo @MillésimeBio

 Quizzical Robert

 L'homme des amphores: 

Fred Niger Van Herck as Aristide Bruant 

Emmanuel Giboulot@Renaissance tasting, Angers

One of the 2014 causes célèbres

 Arnaud Bourgeois@Salon des Vins de Loire

Henri Bourgeois will not be at the 2015 Salon

March: visit to Saint Chinian – Thierry Navarre

 March: Olivier Cousin: another cause célèbre

Long drawn out case with Olivier as 

winner, although prosecution is appealing.

Olivier leaving court with his daughter

 Vincent Cuisinier de Campagne@Tours for annual Bourgueil 

invasion cooking lentils in Bourgueil 

Bourgueil invade Tours: chef with freshly cooked rillons

Bourgueil à Tours: Gillette would never 

have made a fortune with this trio!

March: sheep cropping a vineyard in the Côte Roannaise

part of my excellent visit to the Côte Roannaise/Côtes de Forez

 March 2014: municipal elections in France 

– the unopposed slate of candidates for Epeigné-les-Bois

 Christian Percevault: the new Maire of Epeigné-les-Bois

Christian replaced Michel Mergot who became the Premier Maire Adjoint

The new Conseil@Epeigné-les-Bois

3rd April: early budburst in Savennières

Leading to fears of an April frost 

fortunately that didn't happen

Part 2 of fotos lookin' back@2014