Maison du Berneuilh - Vignobles Noriega

Woke early and headed back to Bordeaux. We’ve all heard of Bordeaux wines as being some of the best in the world. Well how lucky are we to be able to camp for two nights in a Vineyard.

The lovely owner, Amandine, is a third generation farmer. The story of how she got to be a farmer and vinter was simply amazing.

Her grandfather refused to let her be a vinter because it was not ‘women’s work’. So she left the farm to run a clothes shop in La Rochelle. When her grandfather and father passed in short succession, her sister and her put the farm up for sale. But something wouldn’t let her sell! So she bought her sister out and runs the farm.

Heartbroken because a hailstorm destroyed 50% of her crop this year which she had already forwarded sold last month. She’s sat in the vineyard and cried her heart out. But, as we know farmers do, she said at least I am alive!

I am so glad we are staying two nights and had her cook dinner for us tonight. Lovely Mum cooked chicken casserole! We had rockmelon and prosciutto for starters. And so much food, we’ve left the macerated strawberries for breakfast tomorrow. Truth is that I had bought these yummy pastries on the way here and we just HAD to eat them first!!

Dinner was quite late for us. 9pm!!! So it’s quarter to 11 and I haven’t gone to sleep yet. Saw our very first sunset today!!! Have not been up this late to see one yet.

Tomorrow is a forced down day for us. Trying to do as little as possible. So don’t expect too much of an update.Læs mere