The focus of this - the last of the season - bien boire, was pairing wines with Asian food. A caterer, who has a van that parks in Cairanne on Thursday, provided the food that was matched to the various wines we tasted. The first message we got loud and clear was that there were no rules for whites and reds with certain foods. It was all a matter of personal preference. The second message was that wine does indeed go well with Asian food.
Our leader for this tasting was the petit Geraldine Clement. Along with her minute stature, she had this kind of raspy French voice that reminded me of Edith Piaf.
We were on the property of Rabasse-Charavin and their female vintner, Corrine Courturier, helped to serve wines and explain the process taken for each of her wines they served. Her white wine is easily one of the best I've had on this visit with only a Chateauneuf du Pape Chateau de la Gardine and a Domaine de Dionysos Cotes du Rhone rivaling it. Yes, they CAN make a good white wine in the southern Cotes du Rhone.
After baking in the sun drinking wine we headed back to the ranch for a paella lunch and a very slow afternoon. We found yet another great view of the old village, leaving the Rabasse-Charavin property.
For dinner, we were back to Le Tourne au Verre tonight. We actually ate outside under the plane trees, but as the evening wore on, the breeze picked up, so without sweaters, that all other guests came armed with, it got a little chilly. We did, however, survive and had a pretty substantial meal of a chick pea & mesclun salad, braised lamb on vegetables & quinoa and panacotta dessert.
When we returned to the house, the boys headed out of town for a night pic of the village. Very impressive!
No night would be complete without a rousing game of cards, so that's how this evening concluded as well.
In case I haven't given everybody enough views of Cairanne, how about this one? Im sorry I can't take responsibility for taking this picture.
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