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 pots 
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......

2013 Loire Vintage: various photos from our vintage travels

Pinot Noir stems being ejected - Henri Bourgeois

 Sorting Pinot Noir@Henri Bourgeois

View from Clos de la Poussie down to village of Bué

 Picnic above Bué: CRM and Chris Kissack

with provisions mainly bought from charcuterie in Bué

Ubiquitous vans to transport pickers: Alphonse Mellot

It takes a lot of water to make wine! 

Cleaning up equipment@Domaine Vacheron

Amphores are definitely trending..

Without one where is your winery cred?

Part of the Clos du Papillon, Savennières 

above the Château des Vaults  (3.10.2013)

 Clos du Papillon (3.10.13): bunches (above and below) from vines inside walled part

As far as I know no grapes yet picked here on this date.

Vignerons in Anjou were just getting started on early varieties: Grolleau etc.

 

Rot has been a feature of 2013 throughout Loire 

but without (to date) rotten tastes or much concentration

Clos du Papillon: vines to right of the track (as u face the Loire) 

that leads past the Moulin de Gué to the Clos du Papillon 

Richard Kelley has a very good map of the AC here 

Château du Nozet, Ladoucette

Following special request from Eric Florkin dog bite on right calf pics taken a couple of days after event (18.9.13) – now healed up, fortunately. 

Beware the badlands of Saint-Georges-sur-Cher also rampaging braques de weimar!