more moet
Posted on | July 18, 2010 | 5 Comments
as you drive through champagne and especially around the grand cru villages (there are 17 of those) you see little headstones near the grape vines, bearing the name of the champagne house who will be getting those grapes.
it is mostly the big commercial champagnes who have these, and i can tell you it was simply wonderful to be driving along in the rustic countryside, reciting a litany of magical mythical names off the headstones: taittinger, bollinger, moet, veuve clicquot, mumm, roederer, perrier jouet et al.
my friend clare sent me this photo of maurice and me posing over a moet headstone.
this was opposite the cramant pressoir of moet, which was 200 metres from our cottage.
we strolled there several times in the evening (it was light until after 10pm) to walk off dinner and admire the view and check the grapes.
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July 19th, 2010 @ 12:51 AM
Hmmmm, Champagner ist ja soooo lecker und diese Gegend mit den Weinreben ist ein Traum.
schönen Urlaub wünscht
Dörte
July 19th, 2010 @ 1:11 AM
that is a great pic of you and ptm! I hope you are having the best time!
July 19th, 2010 @ 2:43 AM
Patti, you look so refreshed and as if you are really enjoying taking it all in. Sigh! To be able to take a trip like that- maybe someday. Have a wonderful and memorable holiday and thanks for sharing your adventures!
July 20th, 2010 @ 12:11 PM
Patti – What a lovely photo of u and your honey. Are you drinking your way thru France? big sigh…..
Are the poppies blooming along the roadways? That is still vivid in my mind from our travels. Brilliant red poppies lining the roadways. And my favorite word (s) “et Voila!”
Keep on posting so we can all enjoy your travels and dream.
Lissa
July 20th, 2010 @ 4:23 PM
o yes, we adore the poppies too!
and we love “et voila” as well!
we aren’t drinking our way through the whole of france, but we certainly gave champagne a run for it’s money.
just one area and then back to paris.
we like to immerse ourselves and stay put and meet the locals.