tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post75520411093625140..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Raisin roseKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26306939836368448882012-09-15T12:32:17.036+02:002012-09-15T12:32:17.036+02:00I am eating these grapefruits in these days, but f...I am eating these grapefruits in these days, but from Sicily! Calogerohttp://cmgardening.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90409253353791808122012-09-15T05:29:29.724+02:002012-09-15T05:29:29.724+02:00Thanks Ken
My next trip to the wine store before...Thanks Ken<br /><br />My next trip to the wine store before Thanksgiving I will look for a Sauvignon Gris to see how it is.The Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457136925020206640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45752047193687956032012-09-14T08:15:24.940+02:002012-09-14T08:15:24.940+02:00Bob R., here's page that gives info about the ...Bob R., here's page that gives info about the Grolleau Gris grape:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vinsvignesvignerons.com/Regions/Loire/PAYS-NANTAIS/Les-cepages/%28cepage%29/Cepages/Grolleau-gris" rel="nofollow">Vins, Vignes, Vignerons</a><br /><br />The site gives a lot of photos and information about all the grape varieties in the Loire Valley, and by subregion (Pays Nantais, Touraine, etc.) The photo I found of the local <a href="http://www.vinsvignesvignerons.com/Regions/Loire/TOURAINE/Les-cepages/%28cepage%29/Cepages/Romorantin" rel="nofollow">Romorantin grape</a> shows grapes that also resemble the grapes I'm calling Sauvignon Rose.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41206094390712878782012-09-14T07:33:10.762+02:002012-09-14T07:33:10.762+02:00The Beaver, here's an interesting article I fo...The Beaver, here's an interesting article I found on the subject:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wine-a-day.com/winblog/2009/09/24/wine-of-the-week/" rel="nofollow">Wine of the Week: The Rare Sauvignon Gris</a><br /><br />It mentions Chile and Bordeaux as places where Sauvignon Gris is planted now.<br /><br />And this <a href="http://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-1579-sauvignon-gris" rel="nofollow">Wine-Searcher page</a> says the same grape is also known as Sauvignon Rose (not <i>Rosé</i>, but <i>Rose</i>) in the Loire Valley. And that's exactly what the former owner-operator of the Domaine de la Renaudie, 80-year-old Jacques Denis, called it when I asked him what the pink grapes were. Jacques's son and daughter-in-law own the Renaudière vines and winery now.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44797526192197736302012-09-13T21:30:37.303+02:002012-09-13T21:30:37.303+02:00They look pink to me, also.They look pink to me, also.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-33637215201931016162012-09-13T16:59:14.241+02:002012-09-13T16:59:14.241+02:00They look a bit like the Muscadel ( Muscat seedles...They look a bit like the Muscadel ( Muscat seedless) table grapes that we get from Chile in April.The Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457136925020206640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71353444175696914702012-09-13T16:21:44.574+02:002012-09-13T16:21:44.574+02:00Bob, it may well be Grolleau Gris. We have Grollea...Bob, it may well be Grolleau Gris. We have Grolleau grapes growing right outside our back gate, again according to the vineyard owner, and the grapes are red. The pink grapes might be either Grolleau Gris or Sauvignon Gris.<br /><br />Evelyn, the harvest might start next week, or the week after. It's fairly late this year, but then our summer was very late, with hot, dry weather starting only in late July.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69082579562003496162012-09-13T14:27:10.159+02:002012-09-13T14:27:10.159+02:00Harvest time is coming soon! Beautiful photos.Harvest time is coming soon! Beautiful photos.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-186318002232391192012-09-13T14:02:41.772+02:002012-09-13T14:02:41.772+02:00Have you found out what those pinkish gray grapes ...Have you found out what those pinkish gray grapes are? I wonder if they could be Grolleau, which is unique to parts of the Touraine.Bob Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349830722788278723noreply@blogger.com