Jim's photo expo @Café de la Promenade (Bourgueil)

François Jamet, Domaine des Vallettes, 

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

In conjunction with 2014 Bourgueillothérapie I held my first photographic exhibition – 'de Nicolas à Patrice' – at Café de la Promenade. 

I'm very pleased with the way it has gone. Of the 35 photos in the expo only 10 remain unsold. The framed photos cost 60€ each with 50€ going to La Croix Rouge – this year's charity of choice for the Bourgueillothérapie. In total 28 photos have been sold as I had orders for three additional copies. This makes at least 1400€ for La Croix Rouge so far.  I don't have the exact total as five were sold by auction on the Sunday afternoon of Bourgueillothérapie.
 

Robert Viémont, Confrèrie de Commanderie de la Dive Bouteille 

de Bourgueil et Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Tours March 2014

Here is a list of the unsold photos – still available at Café de la Promenade as of 9th October :   

• Robert Viémont, Confrèrie de Commanderie de la Dive Bouteille de Bourgueil et Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
• Sorting Cabernet Franc @Domaine Frédéric Mabileau, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
• Xavier Courant, Domaine l’Oubliée, Saint-Patrice
• Vignerons at tasting of ’47 to ‘93 in cave of Lamé Delisle Boucard with Les Gambiers de Domaine des Ouches, Ingrandes-de-Touraine
• Caves de Grand Mont
• Caves de Grand Mont
• Hervé Ménard, Domaine Ménard, Bourgueil: March 2014
• François Jamet, tasting, Domaine les Vallettes, Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
• L’arme de Jean Carmet – in cave of Lamé Delisle Boucard

L’arme de Jean Carmet – in cave of Lamé Delisle Boucard

 

2014 Bourgueillothérapie: Eddy Oosterlinck now best dressed man in Layon

 A now resplendent and relaxed Eddy

As well as making some of the best sweet wine (also very good dry) in the Layon, Eddy Oosterlinck (Domaine de Juchepie) became the valley's indisputably best dressed man when he bought my shirt@the 2014 Bourgueillothérapie auction. The auction raised money for La Croix Rouge.  

Earlier in the day Eddy in checked shirt 

looking a little stressed

Jim wearing the shirt before it was auctioned.

One of a series to celebrate the annual New Orleans Jazz Festival

2014 Bourgueillothérapie: the artists au boulot!

 

Photos of the artists creating their work for the 2014 Bourgueillothérapie. This year they are grouped in four different locations: Château de Minière, Domaine de la Chevalerie, in front of l'eglise de Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and Café de la Promenade.  

Château de Minière

Rudy@Château de Minière

 Lina Ragot

 Au duo of artistes@Minière

 @Minière (above and below)

photographer@work in the kitchen of Minière

Domaine de la Chevalerie

Alexandre

Sandrine Duveau

 L'artist à la poubelle!!

Alexandre in the round...

Photos from Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and Café de la Promenade in another post.

2014 Bourgueillothérapie est partie – Chez les Caslots

 At table in the Caslot cellars

(above and below) 

The 2014 Bourgueillothérapie kicked off in the cellars of the Caslots (Domaine de la Chevalerie) last night with a very enjoyable and relaxed dinner for the artists and producers with a good number of Bourgueils to try. It has to be said, however, that the first red Bourgueil did not appear until 80 minutes (21.20) after we arrived at 20.00. This is believed to be a record! This deficiency was soon made up and this soirée de la modération finishing late. A few of the artists didn't get back to their hotel rooms until around 4am. 

Cooking the spuds!

Some say that the cellars of 

Domaine de la Chevalerie are haunted

 Newly wed

 Le discours de Ludo!!

 Sébastien David

Michael Keating@work

Alexandre: lighting up the artist... 

More captions to add.

2014 Bourgueillothérapie: Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th September – raising money for La Croix Rouge

Jim with a new shirt that is waiting to be auctioned for charity 
on Sunday 14th@Bourgueil 
... but what's the wine?

2013: the auction in progress

Bourgueillothérapie is a unique event blending wine tasting with art based around the appellations of Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil. It is organised by Ludo and Sophie Ragot of Café de la Promenade in Bourgueil with Sébastien David (Domaine Sébastien David).

Over the weekend the artists create works of art – pictures, sculptures etc, while based with a vigneron or group of vignerons. These are then auctioned off for charity on the Sunday afternoon. Each year the proceeds go to a different charity. This year it is La Croix Rouge (The Red Cross).   

Programme:

Saturday 13^th September
The artists set themselves up with their vignerons and start work. This year there is a change instead of having each producer host an artist, the producers and their artists will be grouped together. There will be four zones: Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Restigné, the east of the appellation and Café de la Promenade for the vignerons invited from other Loire appellations.
This new arrangement will mean less driving for those wanting to visit the artists in situ and also less chance of getting lost. In the past some of the venues were not very well signposted.

Samedi 13 sept : les artistes s’installent avec les vignerons dans quatre zones de dégustation dans le vignoble  (afin d’éviter de perdre des promeneurs en route et afin de raccourcir le circuit).
A Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil : Gérald Vallée, Sébastien David, Fréderic Mabileau, Les Vallettes, Xavier Amirault, Les frères Boisard, Laurent  Herlin
A Restigné : Domaine de la Chevalerie, Domaine Pierre et Catherine Breton, Domaine Georget , Domaine du Rochouard, Pierre Borel, Galbrun.  
A l’est de l’appellation : Château Minière, Xavier Courant et Les Frères Nau
A La Promenade : les invités hors appellation : Loic Terquem, Romain Guiberteau, Pascal Lambert, La Source du Ruault, Gérad Marula, Wilfrid Rousse, Antoine Sanzay et Vini Be Good.

Details of the three first three venues to come. 
Dimanche 14 sept : 10 h dégustation sous les halles de Bourgueil puis cochon de lait à la broche à 13 h et dans la foulée à 15 h la vente aux enchères . Cette année les bénéfices seront donnés à la Croix Rouge.

Le jury sera parrainé par Jean-François Carmet

Even though July is not yet over we already have one piece of art ready to be auctioned – a new shirt for Jim.

Jim's new shirt and a glass of what?

More scenes from last year's auction:

Sébastien David with one of the paintings

Last year's crowd 

The well-heeled auctioneer..