Restocking the Cellar

Summer is on the way and already we are sitting out for early evening drinks, or apero. But the cellar is empty. So it was time to visit young Damien Bonnet at Domaine De Brin. After the obligatory greeting of Bonjour and shaking of hands I said I had come to restocker la cave. Good Franglais which they understood perfectly. So I bought some more wines I know and like, plus a couple of new ones to try.

Since my last visit he has used part of the old building to make a tasting room. It looks fantastic with the beautiful local stone walls and the original bread oven in one wall which he has restored, and a bar. In an adjoining room he's created a small museum of old tools and winemaking equipment. It looks a little like a torture chamber.

These old properties have outbuildings which have been built and added to over hundreds of years . After decades of being hidden, rooms and hallways and baking rooms and ovens such these ones  are suddenly rediscovered.

In addition Damien and his wines have recently been  written up in a very prestigious glossy Wine and Food Maganzine.  So I hope he does not get to be too famous or his wine might become too expensive for me.