Loire with Brentwood Wine Society
We visited the Loire with our friends Mick & Beryl Guyatt and members of the Brentwood Wine Appreciation Society. Beryl put a lot of effort into organising wine tasting tours. Brett Jones was our tour manager This was the agenda: Sunday 5th June - Meet at Shenfield Station bus stop for departure at 06.00 sharp. We will board the 8.10 ferry from Dover ready to take breakfast in Langans Restaurant if booked. We expect to arrive in Sancerre early evening for two nights stay at the Hotel Panoramic where dinner will be served. Monday 6th June - Our first tasting is at Henri Bourgeois and lunch is provided at a Bistro nearby. In the afternoon we visit the Le Prieure de Saint Ceols at Menetou Salon then return to the Hotel Panoramic for Dinner. Tuesday 7th June - Depart after breakfast to visit Chateau Chenonceau and lunch in the Orangerie. There will be an afternoon tasting at Montlouis. Our next four nights will be spent at Saumur at the H