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Friday 23 September 2016

2016 Loire: more photos from start of Muscadet harvest

 There are good bunches but in 
places they can be difficult to find


 The ravages of mildew are often all too evident 


 Picking @ Jo Landron 


 Scenes from Domaine Luneau-Papin 
(above and below)








 Monique Luneau's special contribution
 to the 2016 vintage


A well deserved break for lunch

Trial of new designer picking pot
especially useful for small vintages 


Luneau Papin: juice straight from the press
 
Fred Niger van Herck: Domaine de l'Ecu
(futures Domaine des Amphores)
(above and below)
 
Fred's amphores continue to procreate.....
 
Fred must be considering getting into orange wine......

1 comment:

  1. I love the photos of L'Ecu. I spent some time with Fred at the winery 3 years ago, and while he didn't mention amphoras, I'm not surprised that he's using them. He clearly was interested in experimentation.

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