Last night it rained. This morning it rained. It looked like it would rain for our walk in the vineyard today, but in the end the cloud was a blessing, because it was hot enough without the sun. Once in Rasteau, the rain was gone. It is likely that up to 2 thousand people participated in this event.
From the getgo I could build this day up to be a fabulous cultural and gastronomic event. Let me clairify that myth. It was an arduous ascent/descent, 6 km walk around and through vineyards, up into woods and down again. There were six courses of food - not the highlight - with accompanying wines and entertainment- definitely the highlight. There were 20 wine domaines represented at this event. The ambient scenery was not shabby either.
There were six tasting stations, Mise en bouche (nibbly), Foie gras (duck liver pate), Crespeu (vegetable terrine), Supreme de volaille (main course), Fromages (3 cheeses) and Mousse chocolate/gateau (dessert). They were identified on boards as we checked into each station.
The food was nicely presented but generally disappointing. The wines, however, because we were in Rasteau, a village of not shabby wines were excellent and plentiful - four different wines at each station until the main course when there were 13 wines. There was also live entertainment at each station.
The tickets for this event were 42 euros a person and despite our whinning about the difficulty of the walk and the quality of the food, we would say it was well worth it. We may not be able to walk tomorrow, but, heh!
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