Our first view of Bouzy (left) and our first view of the gîte we had rented (right)
On the right above is the winery owned and operated by Georges Vesselle. I'm going to quote myself — this is what I wrote about Bouzy in 2011:
“It's surprising how agricultural, rural, and working class a town like Bouzy, where some of the most prestigious champagnes are made, can feel. Moët & Chandon, Heidsieck, Mumm, and other big houses have facilities there — they are all warehouses and pressoirs for extracting the juice of grapes grown on the surrounding land. I saw Georges Vesselle, who owns the champagne house closest to Madame G's and sells bottles for high prices in Japan and all over the world, driving down the street on a forklift one morning.”
At Bouzy, the town ends very abruptly. The land around it is just too valuable to build on, because the grapes that are grown on it are worth a fortune. Living there is like living on an island.
On the right is the house next door to the gîte.
Great fun to see the town like this. Merci :)
ReplyDeleteJudy
Towns like this are why I love France. Interesting about the land being so valuable and the owner driving around town like he always has, I guess.
ReplyDeleteKind of fun to be able to 'drop George's name' like that, even if it was only because you were in Bouzy for a few days!
ReplyDelete