So one of my friends is a genious and discovered a place that we could do free wine tasting near Poitiers. Everyone I went with really likes wine, and I was still searching for a type that I liked. The taste has not yet been acquired. It was a small vineyard in the town next to Poiters called Domain de la Roussille. If anyone is ever in this area of France, this is a good place to go.
Look a sign. Meters are weird, and I cant judge distance in feet, so when they give it to me in meters it could be any distance really.
We had the taxi drop us off in the middle of the town. From there we walked to the vineyard, passing all of the grape vines on the way. It was really cool in the bright sunlight to see the rows and rows of grapes that make one of Frances most popular drinks. There were crows flying all over too, which made the sight all the more picturesque.
These are the wines we tried. The blanc is a Sauvignon. The Roses are sec (dry) and a demi-sec (half dry). And the rouges are a Gamay, which I thought was terrible, a Cabernet, and a really old Cabernet. Then to finish it off we had a dessert wine, a sweet Sauvignon. That is and was so far the only wine that I liked. It is pictured below.
They also had flavored grape juice and homemade honey for those who didn't like wine.
They were very professional and very nice. I highly recommend them.
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