Wine Tasting

There was a wine tasting excursion this afternoon, following the main bike ride. A group of us headed off on our bikes for a final short 2.5 km ride out to Domaine Terres de Sable (sand) in the IGP Sable de Camargue wine region. It was a modern winery located in an old building surrounded by their vineyards owned and run by a young woman. The vines were planted in sandy soil with the salty water table not too far below the surface. This gave their white wines and rosé a slightly salty flavour.

After a brief introduction outside in the vineyard and a tour of the winery, we tasted three of their wines: - a white, a gris de gris (a particular style of rosé they make in the Camargue from Grenache and Cinsault), and a light unwooded red made from Syrah and Merlot. The wines, especially the white and rosé, were very good. The owner’s cheeky dog Mungo accompanied us on the tour, and was happy to have a pat from everyone.

After the tour we jumped back on our bikes and rode the short distance back to the barge for another delicious afternoon tea.Read more