Hello everyone, we are now in Dijon and enjoying it immensely. We are alwqys so impressed with ourselves when we make it to a nea place! It is quite difficult to type because the keyboards here have different letters in different places. Today we spent the day in a small town called Beaune. It is the capitol of wine country so naturally we loved it! We were not the only ones loving it, there were quite a few tourists there, many of them from the U.S.
Here we are couchsurfing with a couple and so far we only met Christophe who cooked us an extraordinary meal. A quiche Lorrain with bqcon and onions and a refreshing salad. He is a wine maker and helps produce some of the 12 million barrels of wine that come from this region. Throughout our few hours with him, we have been learning about wine making and the different types of wine in this region.
We were unable to take pictures today but the countryside is indescribable. For miles and miles all you cansee were vast vinyards with small grapes growing along what they call the Coast which is along a hill. The most expensive wine in the world is grown just by us and costs roughly 2,000 € or 3,000 US dollars.
We took a bikeride through some if the vinyards and it was very nice because there are next to no cars in the area. After we got back Christophe served us duck paté and some very tasty wines, a white for Erika and a red for AJ. He taught us a little about wine tasting, that a wine should be beautiful, you sniff once, then swirl and sniff again to get new aromas, then swish in your mouth to get the different tastes. (Its a little more complicated than that....but that is where our knowledge ends :)
We will have more tomorrow as well as pictures because Dijon is a very nice and quiet city with lots of history.
Good Night, AJ and Erika
Here we are couchsurfing with a couple and so far we only met Christophe who cooked us an extraordinary meal. A quiche Lorrain with bqcon and onions and a refreshing salad. He is a wine maker and helps produce some of the 12 million barrels of wine that come from this region. Throughout our few hours with him, we have been learning about wine making and the different types of wine in this region.
We were unable to take pictures today but the countryside is indescribable. For miles and miles all you cansee were vast vinyards with small grapes growing along what they call the Coast which is along a hill. The most expensive wine in the world is grown just by us and costs roughly 2,000 € or 3,000 US dollars.
We took a bikeride through some if the vinyards and it was very nice because there are next to no cars in the area. After we got back Christophe served us duck paté and some very tasty wines, a white for Erika and a red for AJ. He taught us a little about wine tasting, that a wine should be beautiful, you sniff once, then swirl and sniff again to get new aromas, then swish in your mouth to get the different tastes. (Its a little more complicated than that....but that is where our knowledge ends :)
We will have more tomorrow as well as pictures because Dijon is a very nice and quiet city with lots of history.
Good Night, AJ and Erika
This would definitely be my cup of tea (yes, pun intended)! I presume when you get home you will be wine connoisseurs and will be teaching us all a thing or two! Can't wait to hear what you learn. It sounds so interesting. I look forward to some pictures. I am amazed - you make it around Europe better than the U.S. How is that possible?? Love, Mom
ReplyDeleteI know I'm a little young, but when you come home, will you bring me some red wine? Mom says I'll have to wait 15 years to drink it! Love, Kira P.S. I hope you like the birthday comment I posted!
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