Café de la Promenade: great memories of Ludo, Sophie et al

 Café de la Promenade, Bourgueil

Ludo's message on Facebook: 27th February 2016

Ludo's boss – Sophie

 Ludo as master of ceremonies, 

2012 Bourgueillothérapie  

Ludo and Sophie Ragot's Café de la Promenade in Bourgueil will have new owners on 1st April with Nora and Samuel taking over. Sophie and Ludo will be a very hard act to follow after seven memorable years running Café de la Promenade – a very far cry from a traditional French café and hotel. We will keep many great memories of times at the Ragot's Café. At the same time best wishes to Nora and Samuel for keeping the spirit going with their own touches, of course. 

Some memories:

   

Dorothée: you lookin' for trouble!? 

Local producer delivering wine for morning session ......

 

 Eddy Oosterlinck wearing a rather tame shirt pouring...

 Seeking inspiration 

 The late and greatly missed Pierre Caslot 

– a prime mover behind Bourgueillothérapie

 

 Pierre's impeccable tasting technique

 Art from Bourgueillothérapie

 A very special auctioneer...: Bourgueillothérapie

2012 Bourgueillotherapie: morning after the therapy!

Dateline: Monday 24th September – Café de la Promenade: 

2012 Bourgueillotherapie: the winners etc.

 
Winner of the  2012 Bourgueillotherapie

Results and photos from the 2012 Bourgueillotherapie organised by Café de la Promenade, Bourgueil. The artists, who are attached to a domaine, are charged with producing a piece of work that will be auctioned off at the end of the day with the proceeds going to charity. This year there were 11 domaines involved plus a number of producers showing their wines at the Café de la Promenade. During Sunday we visited all the domaines.   

2nd prize 

Third prize

 
Prix d'Enfant 


President of the jury announcing the results

 

The auctioneer

Ludo checking the lots 

The auction (above and below)

In charge of noting the buyers 

Crowd@the auction (above and below)


 

Claire Gressieux filming the work

Looking at the artists' work

A few photos from around the domaines involved: 

Denis Vauttier@Domaine de la Chevalerie

Bourgueillotherapie@Château de la Minière

 

Bonillo@Domaine du Rochouard

Sandrine Duveau@Domaine du Rochouard

 

Sandrine Duveau with the boss of the domaine

Ibrahima Gueye@Domaine de la Cotelleraie

(A different) Sandrine Duveau@Laurent Herlin (above and below)