tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2571247449676999500..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: A morning in ChablisKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28148391559731919932014-12-23T08:09:36.761+01:002014-12-23T08:09:36.761+01:00It's interesting, Judy, that most people in Fr...It's interesting, Judy, that most people in France don't know what grapes are used in which wines. They know Chablis, Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Côtes du Rhône, Bourgueil, Chinon, etc. — wines by where they are made.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-9017390613130523552014-12-22T17:27:57.261+01:002014-12-22T17:27:57.261+01:00Ken, Ken, Ken... DAMN! You are such a fountain of ...Ken, Ken, Ken... DAMN! You are such a fountain of good, clear information. I have learned so much from you. <br /><br />I remember, like you, growing up with the stores here in the U.S. selling American wines that were just pretty much labeled <i>Chablis</i> and <i>Burgundy</i>. If it was white, it was called Chablis. If it was red, it was called Burgundy. <br /><br />When I was an <i>au pair</i>, on a trip at Christmastime, we (avec ma famille au pair) drove through Chablis, and they pointed out the vineyards to me, and I started to learn the basic concept of there really being a distinction among white wines, and that if it was French, and it said, Chablis, this is where the grapes came from, and that only THOSE wines could legitimately be called Chablis. Just as you're explaining here. I knew nothing about Pinot Noir and all of the Burgundy wines, nor anything about Chardonnay. I do, now, thanks to you. (I don't know much else about wine, but I really "get" this info, now, thanks to you.) <br /><br />I think it's great that you two picked a vacation get-away based on a fact-finding/specific wine-tasting /vineyard-seeing/wine-buying mission. So cool.<br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18825572528420736262014-12-22T12:03:00.477+01:002014-12-22T12:03:00.477+01:00That sounds good to me, but we often have Muscadet...That sounds good to me, but we often have Muscadet with oysters here.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-11915158167497909652014-12-22T10:57:39.644+01:002014-12-22T10:57:39.644+01:00I always drink Chablis with oysters. Sometimes I d...I always drink Chablis with oysters. Sometimes I drink Gewurztraminer ( Alsace).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732906872139219420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34248734830384514562014-12-22T10:05:49.338+01:002014-12-22T10:05:49.338+01:00I used to detest Chardonnay because of that oily t...I used to detest Chardonnay because of that oily taste. Thanks Ken - now I know it isn't characteristic of <i>good</i> Chardonnay I'll try some next time it's offered. <br />That wine co-op is pretty swanky, they must be doing all right. It looks very professional and business-like. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32003044469593493142014-12-22T08:11:28.799+01:002014-12-22T08:11:28.799+01:00I just learned more about wine than I ever have re...I just learned more about wine than I ever have reading this post. now I'm wondering if the wine we drink here is grossly mis-labeled.anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.com