A week in France, Wine Tasting!


Last week we visited one of our French suppliers Jean Curial in a pretty village called St Véran in the Maçonnais region of France. We import their wines direct which are great value and very popular. Phillipe, Jean’s son, took us around his ‘parcelles’ of vines in


his 1957 2CV - just fantastic fun, if a little bouncy! We had an interesting lesson on appellations discovering that it is as much to do with geology as it is geography. We visited Pouilly and Fuissé, St Amour-Bellevue, all famous for their Chardonnays.


On we travelled south to the stunning Northern Rhône with regimented vineyards clinging to the steep slopes of the West bank. This is home to the world-famous wines of Condrieu, Côte Rôtie, St Joseph and Hermitage. Every inch of the terraces are planted with Syrah or Viognier grapes beautifully


maintained on very precarious hillsides. The Southern Rhône was just as fascinating with a trip to the iconic village of Châteauneuf du Pape and sampling a range wines made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourdèvre. We would definitely recommend such a trip to anyone who enjoys wine, it’s uncomplicated and fun! The winemakers are very willing to tell their stories and are proud to pour their wines for you. We did taste some really gorgeous wines including those made by another of our existing suppliers Roger Sabon, they were a real standout! The unusual weather pattern was a common topic of conversation with all the winemakers that we met; April was unseasonably hot and windy but May and early June has seen very heavy rain and thunderstorms and little bright sunlight. The prevailing southerly wind, the Mistral, has not appeared since the end of April so the humid conditions have sat over the valley for too long and the crops are showing signs of mildew. The winemakers are optimistic that the sun will do its magic and the vines will produce a healthy crop for 2018. Can’t wait to try them!


Riversbridge Stables


At the end of May the renovations to our old Stables barn were completed so now we have a stunning light airy space to rent out. We have designed it to be flexible for all types of events such as


private dining for celebrations, wine tastings, board meetings, corporate away days, workshops etc. It seats 22 comfortably and would take approx 40 people for a reception.The setting is truly beautiful so do give us a call if you think it is just what you are looking for!


FOrTHCOMing Wine evenTs


Open HOuse TasTings Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th July All Welcome. Corks out 12-3.00pm


pOp-up supper aT Manna FrOM DevOn. Wood fired oven food with our wines. A great evening! Thursday 26 July 7.00pm £45


CHeese & Wine pairing Friday 14 September 7.00-9.00pm £20


Wine in a Day COurse 15 September 10-4.00pm £75.00 inc lunch. A great experience for anyone interested in wine


Wine Merchants and Shippers


Riversbridge, Embridge, Nr Stoke Fleming TQ6 0LG. 01803 770737 wines@michaelsuttonscellar.co.uk www.michaelsuttonscellar.co.uk


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