Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2009 | Page 106

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FOOD & DRINK

Tim Flint

Eurovines
on tour
2009

September has been a great time for Tim &
Evelyn of Eurovines touring the Languedoc to
seek great new wines.

We took off in the camper and
with the dog, and headed for

Clément Thermes use a

the south. Mortagne au Perche

combination of indigenous

proved an interesting stop,

grapes from Gaillac, blending

not for the wines but for their

in some Merlot for the reds

world famous Boudin Noir:

and Sauvignon for the whites.

Lancashire may disagree, but

For me though, it was the

Mortagne people claim to have

local indigenous wines made

the best black pudding in the

from the lovely appely Mausac,

world. We found some with

blended with a splash of

walnuts, another with goats

Loin-de-l’oeil which excelled.

cheese and one with prunes.

Crisp clean dry white with a

Apart from a drive across

delicious and full fruity finish.

the Loire at Vouvray, we did

A cleansing wine to deal

not hit the vineyards until we

with local sauces and foods

reached Gaillac in the south.

beautifully. As for reds, we

We spent a fabulous visit with

were treated to a soft fruity

Château Clément-Thermes.

wine made from Brochal. This

This is a beautiful area with

ancient local grape has a lovely

flowing hills and vineyards in

bright finish with a slight

full grape for the reds (whites

white pepper touch.

had already been harvested

To read the full article with

when we arrived). Caroline

images, visit our new website

David guided us around the

at www.eurovines.co.uk/vine/

vineyard and we tasted their

Wine-Articles/press-clippings.

full range, starting with their

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varietal vin de pays wines and

Tim Flint is the founder and

moving through to the lovely

winebuyer at Eurovines in

AOC wines of the Gaillac, via

Nettlestone, Seaview.

a sparkling wine made in the

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Méthode Gaillacoise.