I am really blessed to be able to visit France again. I know my parents didn't really want me to go but thankfully, they allowed me to. One of the highlights of the tour for me was our visit to Saint-Emilion.
Saint-Emilion is a famous wine region of Bordeaux (which happens to be the most famous wine region in France). It is located on the right bank of the Dordogne river. From our lessons in wine appreciation classes, the Merlot grape is the common grape used. I also learned that Saint-Emilion is also considered an UNESCO Heritage Site.
The owner of Chateau Lanoite gave us a summary on how they produce wines. He is really rich. Most wine growers only have a small hectare of land. He has a big chunk of land. His wines are also of high quality.
I was finally able to go to a vineyard and watch how wine is produced.Too bad I was not able to take a picture of grapes that just harvested. In wine making, summer time is usually harvest time. We visited Bordeaux during autumn. During autumn, wine growers would do the vintaging process. From what I remember, vintaging is the process when they would bottle the wines. The vines would prepare itself for winter. Although there were no ripe grapes nor grapes with noble rot, I was still happy to be able to visit a vineyard. It was really cool \m/
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| Picture with the owner of the vineyard of Chateau Lanoite |
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