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NEWS<br />
TOURAINE-CHENONCEAUX:<br />
€11,160 COLLECTED FOR ‘MAGIE À L’HÔP<strong>IT</strong>AL’<br />
On April 28, the winegrowers of AOC Touraine Chenonceaux and Château de Chenonceau held a charity evening in the Orangery<br />
to collect donations for the ‘Magie à l’hôpital’ association. The money will be used to help make children’s dreams come true.<br />
The evening began with an auction curated by<br />
Chloë Collin, France’s youngest auctioneer –<br />
five lots of six bottles of Touraine Chenonceaux,<br />
each representing a wall-sealed collection*, were<br />
offered for sale. This is the first auction held by<br />
the appellation since the wines were first sealed<br />
in a brick wall in 2014.<br />
The evening then continued with a food and<br />
wine pairing dinner prepared by the association<br />
of top chefs, ‘La Sauce’, whose members<br />
are Olivier Arlot, Didier Edon, Didier Frébout,<br />
Frédéric Arnault, Henri Leclerc, Aurélien<br />
Faugère, Grégory Colas, Grégory Heyndrickx<br />
and Alain Couturier.<br />
Orchestrating the event was Yoann Grégory,<br />
MOF maître d’hôtel 2022, with help from the<br />
Loire Valley sommelier association. The Selles<br />
sur Cher producers’ organisation provided<br />
the cheese which paved the way for a creative<br />
pairing with white Touraine-Chenonceaux<br />
wine. Over fifteen winegrowers, men and<br />
women, took part and engaged with guests,<br />
providing a genuine opportunity for everyone<br />
to share some great moments.<br />
Photo: Cyril Ananiguian<br />
Syndicat Touraine Chenonceaux : Céline Rast - contact@vintourainechenonceaux.fr<br />
*Every year, as a nod to the Château des Dames, a 100% female panel tastes Touraine Chenonceaux wines and chooses its ‘favourite’ white<br />
and red. Three bottles of each colour are signed by the patron of the event and then sealed in a wall of the historic Dômes du Château cellar.<br />
ERIC FROT AND CHLOË COLLIN<br />
PRESENT THE SYMBOLIC CHEQUE<br />
FOR THE SIZEABLE FUNDS<br />
C<strong>IT</strong>ÉS DES CLIMATS DE BOURGOGNE: LET THE EVENTS BEGIN!<br />
Following the opening of the Cités in Mâcon (May 3) and Chablis (17 May), then Beaune (17 June),<br />
the time has come for the Cités des Climats et vins de Bourgogne to unveil the programme of events scheduled for this summer.<br />
The first season promises to offer a robust line-up of varied events, as evidenced by the following examples:<br />
Chablis and Mâcon:<br />
Scenographic visit: every Sunday from 10.30 am,<br />
16-30 July, 13-17 August. History of Burgundy<br />
wines, special features of terroir-driven winegrowing,<br />
geology, work in the vineyard and the<br />
winery.<br />
The shaper of time by Thomas Volatier: Tuesday<br />
15 August – 10 am. Discover 2,000 years of winegrowing<br />
in Burgundy, with family and friends,<br />
through a unique staged visit.<br />
Organic wines and vegetarian nibbles: Thursday 3<br />
August – 6.30 pm. When local market gardeners<br />
partner with organic winegrowers from Burgundy.<br />
Beaune:<br />
Scenographic visit: Every day in July and August<br />
– 10.30 am or 4.00 pm. Discover Burgundy’s rich<br />
history over a one-hour visit curated by a guide<br />
who will reveal all the unique features of terroirdriven<br />
winegrowing, listed as World Heritage by<br />
UNESCO.<br />
The architecture of the Cité des Climats et vins de<br />
Bourgogne: Sunday 6 August – 10.30 am. All the<br />
secrets of how it was built and its environmental<br />
features along with the views by accessing the<br />
viewing gallery and enjoying a unique interpretation<br />
of the landscape.<br />
The full programme can be viewed at: https://reservation.citeclimatsvins-bourgogne.com/<br />
CHABLIS, BEAUNE, MÂCON,<br />
THREE VENUES TELL THE STORY<br />
OF BURGUNDY<br />
8 SUMMER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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