{"id":287,"date":"2017-06-22T20:51:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T20:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/adventuresacrossthepond\/?p=287"},"modified":"2017-07-11T01:10:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T01:10:19","slug":"wine-for-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/adventuresacrossthepond\/2017\/06\/22\/wine-for-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine For Breakfast?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is going to be a relatively short entry because we need to be up earlier than usual tomorrow and I’d like to get in a cold shower before bed!<\/p>\n

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Ludovic explains terroir and his wine making process, as well as he and his wife’s decision to grow a mix of 20 varieties of wheat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, it’s true that we had wine for breakfast (ish; it was closer to 11, so I suppose that’d be a typical\u00a0brunch time\u00a0back in the States). We visited a gorgeous vineyard about an hour outside of the city, and the couple who own it were so kind! They took us on a brief tour of their vines and wheat field,\u00a0and told us about terroir, which is the French concept of the essence of\u00a0locality that is imparted from the soil and the\u00a0natural\u00a0environment into the plant\u00a0itself, particularly\u00a0for wines and other products. Interestingly, the existence and cultural prioritization of terroir means that it is illegal for Ludovic and Marie\u00a0to irrigate their vineyard because it would be interfering with the native climate. We also had a wine tasting class<\/p>\n

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Do we detect a hint of honey in this? The general consensus was yes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

in their wine cellar, and I don’t think I’ve ever held a drink for so long without sipping it! But they taught us to really appreciate the color, smell, and taste of the wine, which aligns with the astonishingly sensory nature of the French. Before we departed, we took a quick group picture and recorded a video for the Honors College to use in their welcome video for the freshman\/new student\u00a0induction<\/p>\n

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“Hello from Beaujolais and welcome to the Honors College!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ceremony this fall!<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, we headed to a nearby dairy, where a family of three makes and dries their own goat cheese. They said it takes about two hours to milk all 60 of their goats during their most productive season for milk!<\/p>\n

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These are the cheeses being made by the family in their underground basement\/cellar – oldest to youngest age from left to right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Off to cool down and sleep – jusqu’\u00e0 demain!<\/span><\/p>\n

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