If you’ve been watching any of my social media you have figured out that we recently cruised the Adriatic, but once we landed at our final destination – we decided not to make it our final destination. Our good friends, Steve and Vashti Roebuck, invited us to spend a week with them wine tasting in Chateauneuf du Pape. This post, especially the tags, give a clue as to what we were going to do:
Anybody got any great vacation plans? We have an Adriatic cruise credit from 2019 to use up and also got invited to share a Chateau with our good friends the Roebucks in France! They even booked us some great wine tastings! Stay tuned for photos – they will pop up at some point – and more details soon!
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More details on the Chateau: Welcome to the Domaine du Chat (formerly Chapt, pronounced Le Domaine du Chatte), You are very close to tourist sites and top-tier attractions (castle ruins, museums, steam train, caves, botanical gardens, sea of rocks …). The property extends over 120 hectares in the foothills of the Cévennes. The house dates from the 17th century is surrounded by an olive grove, an orchard, a vegetable garden, oak woods, fig trees and pines, and a beautiful meadow…
The owners of Domaine du Chat are Cécile (Chabrol) Fainsilber and Simon Chabrol. Their parents, Guy and Linette Chabrol, had transformed and furnished the estate in the 80s. The property, of which we have deeds that date back to 1638, is in the family since Jules Rossel (born in 1833: his portrait is above the radiator in the living room and his diplomas adorn the dining room). As is traditional in the Protestant families of the Cevennes, ancestors lay to rest on the estate. Cécile and Simon, with their respective spouses, Olivier Fainsilber and Katou (Haapasalo) Chabrol, have restored Le Domaine to current comfort standards and equipped it to receive you. Cécile and Olivier live in Paris and Simon and Katou live in Chatel Guyon, near Clermont Ferrand. Many cousins still live nearby. You will meet Arlette and Jacques, cousins by marriage, who help us maintain the estate and welcome you.
See it for yourself here: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/9969458
And stay tuned for more on all of the fantastic winery visits on Eve Wine 101 as well as: https://dailyovation.com/
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Eve Bushman has a Level Two Intermediate Certification from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET), a “certification in the first globally-recognized course” as an American Wine Specialist ® from the North American Sommelier Association (NASA), Level 1 Sake Award from WSET, was the subject of a 60-minute Wine Immersion video (over 16k views), authored “Wine Etiquette for Everyone” and has served as a judge for the Long Beach Grand Cru and the Global Wine Awards. You can email Eve@EveWine101.com to ask a question about wine or spirits.
