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"RyanTaylor" > a écrit dans le message de news:
...
> A big thanks to Joseph, Emery, and Santiago regarding your wealth of
> information on the Loire Valley and wine. Unfortunately I didn't get a
> chance to visit any of the places you three suggested, as I was too busy
> looking at chateaus, gardens, and history. An extra big thank you to
> Joseph, as I visited Chenonceau, and remembered what you had said, so I
> steered clear of the wines.
>
> I was (unfortunately) able to only bring back one bottle of wine (damn the
> airlines and their carry on rules). The woman we rented the house from in
> Pontlevoy was nice enough to present us with a bottle of wine at our
> arrival:
>
> A Sauvignon from Domaine Des Petites Croix (from the Touraine

Appellation).
>
> All is not lost with wine from Europe though. At the same time I was in
> France, Mom was visiting Italy. I had heard about Vino Santo before she

had
> left, so I had asked her if she came across a bottle, to pick me up one.
> She was nice and picked up two:
>
> 1)1997 L' Aiola Vino Santo (from the Siena area)
> 2)2001 Cinqueterre Sciacchetra
>
> Now I just need to get wine glasses for dessert wines, and I'll be all

set.
>
> Thanks again you three, I appreciate the info. It'll definitely be used

next
> time I make it over there, as I'll skip a few of the chateaus that aren't
> worth another visit, and head to a few of the signs that point their way

to
> "degustation"
>
> Ryan
>
>