Day 7 Dijon to Bourges

We began the day in Dijon with a hearty breakfast to prepare for a day of wine tasting. Our first stop was Pavilion Des Crus. As you can see Tom found a very good White Burgundy that he enjoyed immensely.



We continued on the Cote 'd Nuits. Our next stop was at the Henri & Gilles Buisson Cellar. Franc Buisson described in detail the wines from the St. Romain Appelation (license). Franc could not figure out how we ever found him. He said, even people from Beaune can't find me. No one ever comes this far off the beaten path. We did the tasting in a cellar.



After several samplings, we needed nourishment. French cutoff for lunch was approaching. Franc suggested lunch at Les Roches in his village of St. Romain. We all ordered the plat de jour, until we realized it was a lamb stew. Bill and Deb cancelled their order and the look on the chef's face was scary.



Here is the lamb stew for 2. Tom loved it, Lisa not so much. Tom ate the whole thing.



We continued on the Cote 'd Grand Crus. We found a beautiful panoramic view of the valley and St. Romain.



Our last stop was Cave de Nolay in the village of Nolay. Tom purchased several bottles of wine and we need to figure out how we are going to get them home. Tom found a special brandy for the holidays.

Bill bought a bottle of red table wine for 2 Euro (known as 2 Buck Charlemagne) to drink in the room this evening. However, when we arrived at the hotel, we discovered he left it at the winery. Oh well.



We saw this chateau on a hillside and decided to stop for a photo op, but we have no idea where we were.




We stumbled across this Roman Temple ruin just outside of Autun.



Sorry boys, Tom was going to treat you to some Calvados (apple schnapps), but he drank it all. c'est la vie.