A Lovely Drop of Vouvray
Back in 1997, or closely thereabouts, Pam and I took a trip to France’s Loire region. We were living in Germany at the time for Pam’s military assignment, and we wanted to drive over to see another of France’s wine regions. We’d loved the wines we’d had from the Loire, and wanted to explore the area in person. At the time I was writing a regular column on food and wine on CompuServe’s Wine Forum. Yes, CompuServe. It was that long ago… Through online friends we were able to get appointments at a few great wineries in the region, including Baumard in Savennieres, Druet in Bourgueil, and Domain Huet in Vouvray. Huet has for decades arguably produced some of the world’s finest chenin blanc wines. For people who love what great chenin blanc can be, visiting the Domain is like a pilgrimage to Mecca. Well, except they don’t have wine at Mecca. But you get the idea. Pam and I arrived at Huet and found to our surprise our tour guide was none other than M. Gaston Huet, the son of founder