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Time off in Saumur - something of a ghost town around midday!
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'Or by Gratien & Meyer'. Gold, yes real gold, in them there bottles!
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Joanna Locke MW listening intently to talk of the 2016 vintages with a backdrop of a rainbow in the Gratien & Meyer offices
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Philippe Porché & News Editor Jo Goodman in front of Domaine de Rocheville's brand new winery
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Winemaker at Les Caves d'Angevine, Gwenael Guihard, has been working hard at perfecting the Bougrier pinks
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Luc Poullain of Domaine des Echardières is president of the newly created Touraine-Chenonceaux appellation
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Vincent & Tania Carême's dinky tasting room hewn out of the rocks beneath their vineyards
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Bruno Sourdais in Chinon
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Finally the sun comes out on the day we leave lovely Angers
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Jo and the Bougrier winemaker Gwenael Guihard, talk technical
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Perfectly pink – the Bougrier's winemaker Gwenael Guihard has been working on getting the colour in his rosé perfect
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Oliver Mouraud tells us about the differences between the Bougrier family wine ranges and the philosophy behind each
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The courtyard at Le Grand Maré where guests can dine or taste wine on summer evenings
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The cosy sitting room for guests to relax in at the Famille Bougrier's new château Le Grand Maré
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Kitchen-dining area in the Bougrier family's stylishly refurbished new château, Le Grand Maré
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Gratien & Meyer's cellars from the air during its summer Jazz-Bulles celebrations
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The grand Château de Saumur towers over the whole town
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The chateau in the grounds at Gratien and Meyer is being transformed into a restaurant
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Light and dark on one of the last of Europe's wild rivers
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The buildings at Rocheville are a blend of the old and the new designed to offer reception rooms for conferences and weddings
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Looking down from the tasting room at Domaine de Rocheville which is built on a rocky outcrop
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Pit-stop French style on the road to Vouvray
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Sarah Hwang of Domaine Huet with Jo Locke MW
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Jo Locke with Jean-Bernard Berthome who has taken over managing the vineyards and winemaking duties at Huet since the departure of Noel Pinguet, Jean-Bernard has been here since 1979
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Artistic recycling in the reception area at Domaine Huet
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Happy families - Bruno Sourdais and his wife Sophie and faithful four legged friend
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The Sourdais line up
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All the Chinon producers grouped together - 1985 on right and 10 years on on the left