AN INSPIRED RIDE THROUGH CHABLIS
CHABLIS, France – This town tastes good.
Sounds good, too, rolling along the tongue like its namesake product, the golden elixir: shah-BLEE. Or, as my friend, Stefano “Frugal” Furgal, pronounces it, “shaaahhh-blee. Because, “That’s the feeling this wine gives me – an extended, ‘Ah!’ ”
He is saying, “Ah!” a lot today since the hospitable folks at Domaine Laroche are having a tasting of their wines known across the planet. The Laroche clan, headed now by Michel Laroche, goes back five generations as vineyard owners in this small, choice neighborhood. However, the local tradition of growing Chardonnay grapes, from which the genuine Chablis is made, traces into the dim past, to the ninth century and a band of Benedictine monks on the run. continue reading »
June 03 2001 | France and Travel | No Comments »
