{"id":25353,"date":"2016-06-15T17:16:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T16:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=25353"},"modified":"2018-01-15T15:01:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T15:01:22","slug":"ls-chelsea-tasting-loire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/06\/ls-chelsea-tasting-loire\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea tastes: The Loire Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23587\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Friday-tasting-strip-Chelsea.jpg\" alt=\"Friday-tasting-strip-Chelsea\" width=\"700\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Friday, we will be opening two wines\u00a0from the Loire Valley &#8211; a superb sparkling wine for under \u00a315 &amp; a refreshing white from Eric Chevalier. Do pop in on your way home from work and join us for a glass from 4pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CR\u00c9MANT DE LOIRE Brut Domaine des Hauts Perrays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25355\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cremant.png\" alt=\"cremant\" width=\"700\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">From a small family-run Domaine in the heart of Chenin Blanc territory, Coteaux du Layon.\u00a0This traditionally made sparkling wine is vinified from a large proportion of Chenin Blanc, with some Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bottle: \u00a312.95 \u00a0 <strong>Case Price*: \u00a311.95<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/CREMANT-DE-LOIRE-Brut-Domaine-des-Hauts-Perrays-17159-00.html?pack=21628&amp;term=crem&amp;page=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14378\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Order-button.png\" alt=\"Order here\" width=\"85\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2014 LA NO\u00c9 Sur Lie C\u00f4tes de Grand Lieu Domaine de L&#8217;Aujardiere<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25358\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/noe-2014.png\" alt=\"noe 2014\" width=\"699\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This small domaine in the Pays de Retz, west of Nantes, differs from many of the western Loire domaines, in that the vineyards\u00a0are in small valleys and on hillside slopes,\u00a0rather than the flat plains.\u00a0Muscadet is made from the Melon de Bourgogne or simply Melon grape\u00a0which\u00a0originated in Burgundy but is now mostly grown in the Loire Valley.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bottle: \u00a312.50 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Case Price*: \u00a311.25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2014-LA-NOE-Sur-Lie-Cotes-de-Grand-Lieu-Domaine-de-L-Aujardiere-23144-00.html?pack=27993&amp;term=noe&amp;page=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14378\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Order-button.png\" alt=\"Order here\" width=\"85\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Our *Case Price discount applies when you buy 12 bottles of any wine, either in the shop or online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We hope to see you on Friday afternoon!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Best wishes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Robert, Toby &amp; Michael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This Friday, we will be opening two wines\u00a0from the Loire Valley &#8211; a superb sparkling wine for under \u00a315 &amp; a refreshing white from Eric Chevalier. 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