Real Wine Fair@Tobacco Dock – more pics

 Agnès Mosse, Domaine Réné Mosse, Anjou (above and below)

 

Laurent Herbel, Les Vignes Herbel, Anjou 

 Nadège Lelandais, Les Vignes Herbel

Pierre Breton, Domaine Catherine & Pierre Breton, Bourgueil and Chinon

Olivier Cousin, Domaine Cousin-Leduc, Anjou

Olivier Cousin's trial date has now been fixed for 2nd October 2013. Olivier's crime has been to use 'Anjou' on his vin de France. See here. Against the letter of the law perhaps but difficult to maintain that this has misled the consumer rather it has been done as a matter of principle. 

Will the French authorities be seeking to establish whether the Domaine des Baumard's 2012 'Quarts de Chaume' has respected the conditions laid down in the November 2011 décret and signed into law by the French Prime Minister with the same enthusiasm as they have pursued Olivier Cousin?

 

Sébastien David, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil 

 

Stéphanie Caslot, Domaine de la Chevalerie, Bourgueil 

 

Vasco Croft, Vinho Verde, Portugal

Ready to welcome tasters

General scenes from the fair

 

 

 

The Roberson Pop Up Shop

  

Food section:

 Food all wrapped up

 Slicing the Jamón Iberico

 Donostia

 Homemade Food

 The Ham and Cheese Company 

A close up on the company

Salon trip: Day 2: Renaissance: photos from a Salon 'off'

Mark Angeli: le vedette de Thouarcé devant les étoiles

 

Nadège Lelandais

 

Aymeric Hlaire: very promising new producer from Le Puy Notre-Dame 

 

 Sylvain Martinez and his Goutte d'O

Another two promising young vignerons: Catherine Roussel (Clos Roche Blanche) and Mark Angeli (La Ferme de la Sansonnière)

Joseph Landron (Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine)

Eddy and Mileine Oosterlinck-Bracke, Domaine de Juchepie: Eddy pouring 2002 Le Quinressence

A new direction for Jo Pithon – Languedoc?

Notes on the tasting to follow.