Video: visiting Sancerre by helicopter

Here’s a short film shot from my recent visit to the famous Loire village of Sancerre, by chopper. It proved quite an eventful journey: on the way, the door I was sitting next to came open. It looked quite a long way down. The pilot had to land in a field in order for me [...]

Off to the Loire, with a nice Sancerre as preparation

Tomorrow I am off to Tours with a crack team of tasters to judge some Sauvignon Blancs. I beleive that our crew includes Clarke, Metcalfe. Atkin and Harrop, among others. I’m lucky to be included!

In preparation, I’m tasting a rather good Sancerre. It’s nicely packaged and deliciously full flavoured.

Domaine Laporte Sancerre Le Rochoy 2010 Loire, [...]