Toques & Gewürztraminer: Innovation in Aude – Love that Languedoc Ep. 14
Jean Heritier, Director of the Chamber of Agriculture, dropped by with a couple white wines that represent the spirit of revitalization of the region.
We taste Toques et Clochers, a wine that Sieur d’Arques organizes a big old auction around each and every year. The proceeds of the auction goes to rennovate an old churchtower somewhere in the area. Nice spirit of revitalization in the Languedoc and all based around wine and celebration.
We also taste an experimental growth of Gewürztraminer being grown at the experimental domaine managed by the Chamber of Agriculture. It’s not quite the same as when Alsace grows them, but full of potential. Unfortunately, it’s been open a whole day and it tastes suboptimal. We tasted it freshly for a French episode that will be uploaded soon. And we talk about the differences after being open a whole day.
This is ironically a really sleeepy video from my dad and me. We could use some revitalizing ourselves. Working hard to bring this blog to you. Tasting wines and taking names!
The Wines:
Toques & Clochers Haute-Vallée 2007, Sieur d’Arques, AOC Limoux
Experimental Gewürztraminer Sample 2007, Domaine de Cazes, Unclassified wine experiment
See also:
Chambre d’Agriculture de l’Aude
Flickr Fest
This French Life
La Pèira
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Tags: aude, English, family, geverstraminer, Gewürztraminer, languedoc, Sieur d'Arques, Toques et Clochers, wine tasting
English | Ryan O'Connell December 21, 2009
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By Rob Dougan, December 21, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
Great episode. A lot of work all in all recently, no? Especially for Joe, who I guess does a lot of the ‘hard strides’ on O’Vineyards, not to mention the work on Love That Languedoc as well as Ryan.
Don’t think anyone has ever covered or visited so many appellations in such a short time. In terms of detail, and visiting domaines (already ever after 14 or so episodes) the program is becoming a kind of ‘Library of Congress’ for the different appellations and wines of the Languedoc.
Can see 2010 being a huge year for O’Vineyards (I heard a glowing report on the wines from Jeremie Depierre recently) and for Love That Languedoc.
As for growers in the regions of the Haute vallée de l’Aude, Limoux, Vin de pays de la Cité de Carcassonne, Cabardès, Malpère… All this is great! These are areas of immense interest and worthy of detailed exploration.
Love the episode. Have a great Christmas and all the best for New Years Eve to you all!
By Ryan O'Connell, December 22, 2009 @ 12:02 am
Thanks, Rob! We’re having a blast, but yes lottts of hard strides. And dad does a ton of work on the vineyard when he’s not chauffering me. Mom too. She cooks and handles all of our government declarations, accounting and paperwork when she’s not behind the camera for the blog.
It takes a village!
But we can’t stop now. Everybody Loves that Languedoc tooo much to stop. 