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Rendez-Vous dans les Vignes
Rendez-Vous dans les Vignes
Rendez-Vous dans les Vignes
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2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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"Rendez-Vous dans les Vignes", at the heart of the Loire Valley, between Amboise and Tours, offers wine tours in English and French to discover the winegrower's work throughout the year, in the vineyard and the cellar. Learn about wine tasting techniques during indoor or outdoor sessions based on various Loire Valley wines paired with regional food. Sessions for groups and individuals, all year long.
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boothe2016
Redhill, UK6 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
We booked the three-hour tour of the vineyard, winery and cellar followed by tasting of 6 wines, with samples of excellent locally-prepared food. It was a delightful visit, and one of the highlights of our holiday. Our guide, Myriam (wife of the vineyard owner) was so knowledgeable and engaging, answering all of our questions and making the visit thoroughly enjoyable. Her English is superb. The selection of wines to taste was excellent and the food delicious. The price for the tour might seem high at first glance, but it is absolutely worth the money!
Written 29 July 2020
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Thank you so much for your visit and for this praising review. It was nice meeting you and spending this time with you and your family in the vineyard. I am delighted to read you enjoyed every little bit of the wine tour and wine tasting. And I am glad you were able to make it to France, right on time! I hope to see you again in the vineyard some day. Kindest regards
Written 19 August 2020
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Srividya D
3 contributions
Jun 2018 • Friends
Me and my sister-in-law visited Myriam's vineyards on 21st June. We were just blown away by the amount of knowledge Myriam possessed on the art of wine-making from the time the grapevine is planted till the time its harvested and the whole wine making process.We got to know the entire history of the area and the amount of sheer hard work and dedication that goes behind managing a vineyard. She was very punctual and started the tour at the right time as mentioned before to us. The visit to the cellar and the brief given by Myriam on the bottling process was so very insightful.
The wine tasting session with the local spread was just too sublime as we got to taste around six types of wine. Overall the experience was very very good and we had a great time. Here I cannot stop mentioning something. We were about to catch the 5.49 p.m. bus from Vouvray back to Tours. However, thanks to all our enthusiasm, we missed the bus and were wondering what to do as we had a train to catch back to Paris. Myriam was so very thoughtful as she came back again to the bus stop and drove all of us all the way back to Tours and dropped us near the Tours train station. Was really touched by her thoughtfulness.
I would highly recommend her vineyard tour and am definitely booking her tour next year for my husband and my son.
Thank you Myriam as due to all the information related to wine given by you, I will never look at a wine bottle the way I did before and will treat it with more respect.
God bless you.
The wine tasting session with the local spread was just too sublime as we got to taste around six types of wine. Overall the experience was very very good and we had a great time. Here I cannot stop mentioning something. We were about to catch the 5.49 p.m. bus from Vouvray back to Tours. However, thanks to all our enthusiasm, we missed the bus and were wondering what to do as we had a train to catch back to Paris. Myriam was so very thoughtful as she came back again to the bus stop and drove all of us all the way back to Tours and dropped us near the Tours train station. Was really touched by her thoughtfulness.
I would highly recommend her vineyard tour and am definitely booking her tour next year for my husband and my son.
Thank you Myriam as due to all the information related to wine given by you, I will never look at a wine bottle the way I did before and will treat it with more respect.
God bless you.
Written 23 June 2018
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Thank you so much for this thorough and beautiful review, and for your recommendation! It was nice meeting the 2 of you as well and spending that afternoon with you and the rest of the group. I had a fun, amazing and memorable timeI hope to see you again in the vineyard in the future! My kindest regards to you and your sister-in-law.
Written 8 April 2019
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ToneLill
Oslo, Norway56 contributions
Jul 2018 • Family
We chose the Taste of the Loire tour as it offered the most wine tasting plus a tour in the cellar.
This day, we were the only customers for this tour and it was a pure joy to have the knowledgeable and welcoming hostess Myriam to ourselves for 3 hours.
We are very interested in wine and wine making, and this afternoon Myriam provided us with an in depth understanding of what a craftmanship wine making is. Her knowledge covers not only her family wineyard but the whole of Loire, and this is unique as most wineries only want to inform about their local terroir.
After the cellar tour, Myriam served delicious local food to pair the wine we tasted. And we were overjoyed to do some blind tasting with her, it's a lot harder than you think! When she then opened a bottle with us to taste a wine that was new to her as well, it totally made our day.
I recommend anyone interested in wine to pay a visit to Myriam and her Rendez-Vous tours, a do it first thing as the knowledge she provides you with makes it easier to seek the right wines and tastings in Loire. Merci a vous, Myriam!
This day, we were the only customers for this tour and it was a pure joy to have the knowledgeable and welcoming hostess Myriam to ourselves for 3 hours.
We are very interested in wine and wine making, and this afternoon Myriam provided us with an in depth understanding of what a craftmanship wine making is. Her knowledge covers not only her family wineyard but the whole of Loire, and this is unique as most wineries only want to inform about their local terroir.
After the cellar tour, Myriam served delicious local food to pair the wine we tasted. And we were overjoyed to do some blind tasting with her, it's a lot harder than you think! When she then opened a bottle with us to taste a wine that was new to her as well, it totally made our day.
I recommend anyone interested in wine to pay a visit to Myriam and her Rendez-Vous tours, a do it first thing as the knowledge she provides you with makes it easier to seek the right wines and tastings in Loire. Merci a vous, Myriam!
Written 9 August 2018
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Thank you so much for this beautiful review! It was nice meeting the 2 of you and spending that afternoon with you.
Indeed, you chose a tour and tasting that focuses on the wines produced in the Loire Valley as a whole. The goal of this educational tasting is for people to learn about the grape varieties produced in the Loire Valley, the types of soils in the different regions and the styles of wine produced all along the river.... I'm glad you enjoyed the blind tasting. The best to both of you!
Written 8 April 2019
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Ramona C
Sydney, Australia101 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
Each wine area in France is so different but we certainly learned all about the terroir, methods of both growing and making sparkling Vouvray. Such an excellent guide with good teaching aids to demonstrate the machinery and methods used. The food accompanying the wine tasting was delicious and we also indulged in a Picnic in the Wines on a perfect summer day. Congratulations to Myriam for running such an excellent opportunity for visitors to the region. There were two very happy Australians at the end of our tour. Thank you
Written 1 August 2016
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Dear Ramona,
Thank you so much for leaving this beautiful review. What a nice time I spent with you, too! I am glad to read you've enjoyed your experience in the vineyard.
By the way, thank you again for the coasters, I will think of you both whenever I use them and they will remind me that I have to plan a trip to Sydney and to the Australian vineyards in the future!
Warm regards.
Written 4 August 2016
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Ann G
Glendale, AZ15 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
Since most wineries in the Touraine area of the Loire Valley close for lunch, I contacted Myriam Fouasse-Robert and requested a "Taste of Loire" tour with her, scheduled from noon till 3pm. I'm so thankful that she agreed to it since it turned out to be one of the highlights of our 12 days in France.
First, you really are out in the vines. The GPS in our rental car could not find Charmigny so I called Myriam. With her directions and by following the signs from the Loire toward Chancay and carefully reading the local winery signs, we were able to find the Alain Robert winery quite easily. It was definitely worth the effort.
It was raining heavily so we skipped the time in the vines and and went directly to the tour of the family's caves. Her description of the work that they have done, and continue to do, gave us a deep appreciation for the family's love of their winery and the hard work required to make their excellent wines.
Next it was time for the tasting. Myriam's presentation of thorough and well organized information, along with her selection of regional wines paired with local cheeses, charcuterie, and sweets really gave us a whole new understanding of wine making and the Loire area in general. She even somewhat demystified the complicated French appellation system for the Loire region. My husband, an avowed red wine drinker, enjoyed the beautiful Alain Robert family white and rosé wines so much that we ended up buying 6 bottles to enjoy during the rest of our time in France. I wish it could have been more!
Only minutes from Amboise, this tour is a definite "must do" if you're in the region.
First, you really are out in the vines. The GPS in our rental car could not find Charmigny so I called Myriam. With her directions and by following the signs from the Loire toward Chancay and carefully reading the local winery signs, we were able to find the Alain Robert winery quite easily. It was definitely worth the effort.
It was raining heavily so we skipped the time in the vines and and went directly to the tour of the family's caves. Her description of the work that they have done, and continue to do, gave us a deep appreciation for the family's love of their winery and the hard work required to make their excellent wines.
Next it was time for the tasting. Myriam's presentation of thorough and well organized information, along with her selection of regional wines paired with local cheeses, charcuterie, and sweets really gave us a whole new understanding of wine making and the Loire area in general. She even somewhat demystified the complicated French appellation system for the Loire region. My husband, an avowed red wine drinker, enjoyed the beautiful Alain Robert family white and rosé wines so much that we ended up buying 6 bottles to enjoy during the rest of our time in France. I wish it could have been more!
Only minutes from Amboise, this tour is a definite "must do" if you're in the region.
Written 18 May 2015
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Tthank you your this wonderful review. It was a real pleasure to meet you and to do this tasting for you. That day was a bit special as there had been an open house weekend at the winery the day before you came: as the tasting room was too busy, we had to do the tasting in an unsual place, among the stainless steel tanks. But that worked well! So there's always a way to adapt to the visitors' requests and needs. I hope you enjoyed the wine you bought while at the winery.
Written 16 April 2019
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Bine
Switzerland132 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
From the moment when we booked this trip and got a personal confirmation we knew that this will be a good trip.
Myriam contacted us via What’s App regarding the starting time.
When the trip started there were still some participants missing, and the team picked the guys up as the guest didn’t manage to come to the winery themselves.
Myriam Shared so much information and my highlight was that there is something called noble rot😃.
We were guided through the vineyards, learned a lot around the caves in the limestone, and finally were able to test and try some of the vines together with some cheese, bread and other fantastic local food.
Myriam contacted us via What’s App regarding the starting time.
When the trip started there were still some participants missing, and the team picked the guys up as the guest didn’t manage to come to the winery themselves.
Myriam Shared so much information and my highlight was that there is something called noble rot😃.
We were guided through the vineyards, learned a lot around the caves in the limestone, and finally were able to test and try some of the vines together with some cheese, bread and other fantastic local food.
Written 25 October 2019
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Thank you very much for your review! i'm glad to read that you've learnt so much, especially about teh existence of noble rot!
Thank you again for visiting, it was nice meeting the 2 of you and spending that afternoon with the whole group.
Don't hesitate to visit again in the future!
Kind regards
Written 25 October 2019
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Amelia
Boston, MA161 contributions
Sept 2019
It was cloudy and cool on our adventurous drive to the winery. The friendly French smile and warm greeting chased away the clouds. Over the next 3 1/2 hours we were treated to the entire process of wine making. As a special treat we were allowed to visit with the harvesters and observe the care and experience needed to cut the fruit. We got to see the processing of the grapes, and taste the fresh pressed juice. Aging was explained, and got to see bottling. We toured endless cold damp limestone tunnels, full of aging wine. Thousands of bottles of wine stored and maintained to insure perfect taste and value. We enjoyed a long, comfortable tasting, full of flavors and explanations. If you want to know wine farming, wine processing, wine pairings, wine drinking, go to Vignoble Alain Robert. There, you can visit with the remarkable Myriam. She knows what you want to know, she knows what you have to know. Savor your some time with an excellent teacher. A great experience and a great value.
Written 9 October 2019
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Just a few words to answer this long, praising and wonderful review: thank you, thank you and again thank you! First for visiting, then for taking the time to wirite this great feedback about your experience.
It was a pleasure meeting the 4 of you and spending that afternoon with you. You were lucky to come at harvest time and even though the tour you booked normally doesn't include any visit in the vineyard, I think it would have been a shame not to go and witness hand harvest. I keep fond memories of the time spent with you. Kindest regards to all of you.
Written 10 October 2019
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AustraliaHolly
Sweimeh, Jordan14 contributions
Sept 2019 • Couples
We visited the vineyard, the winery and the caves of Vignoble Alain Robert over 3 hours on a wonderful tour. Our host Myriam was delightful, her English excellent, and she had huge knowledge of everything wine, from vines to bottle to tasting. This tour will suit anyone really interested in the making of wine whether you know a lot or little about the subject. We highly recommend this tour....and a few of the Alain Robert wines!!
Written 20 September 2019
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Thank you very much for this wonderful review and for your recommendation! Indeed the 'From vine to wine tour' you took is adapted to both beginners and to wine amateurs who already know a lot about wine. I like to say that there is always something to learn when it comes to wine - it tackles so many different topics and from one region/country to another, there is always something new to learn. I'm glad to have met you and spent that half-day with you in the vineyard. Kindest regards
Written 22 September 2019
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IanL
Rossendale, UK54 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
We had a lovely experience visiting the Alain Robert Vineyard thanks to the first class tour and informative talk given by Myriam. After a walk through the vineyards, we then visited the caves where wine is stored and fermented. A delightful wine tasting followed, accompanied by delicious canapés to go with each wine. Highly recommended.
Written 2 June 2019
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Thank you so much for this wonderful review and for your recommendation! And thank you again for taking part in one of our From vine to wine tours.
I'm glad to read that you enjoyed the wine tour and the wine tasting. It was nice hosting you at our family winery.
Kindest regards
Written 2 June 2019
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Steve M
Madison, WI7 contributions
Sept 2018 • Couples
If you would like to have a great experience learning about the wines of Vouvray, you should schedule a visit with Myriam, who will provide you with a fun and interesting visit.
My wife and I know quite a bit about wine, and we were with another couple who know little, and Myriam did a great job of making sure all of us had a great experience. We happened to visit during harvest, which made things even better. And the wines are great too!
My wife and I know quite a bit about wine, and we were with another couple who know little, and Myriam did a great job of making sure all of us had a great experience. We happened to visit during harvest, which made things even better. And the wines are great too!
Written 20 September 2018
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Thank you so much for this review! I'm glad the four of you enjoyed the wine tour. I always make sure evey visitor is able to learn from the tour, whether they don't know anaything about wine or they are wine amateurs. I had a great time with you as well, it was nice meeting you all and spending time with you in the vineyard and at the winery. I hope you had a safe trip back home. My best wishes to the four of you!
Written 21 September 2018
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How do we get to this place using public transport from Paris?
Written 11 April 2018
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