We were late getting there, but fortunately Joseph's friend kept the place open for us. I'd never been to a wine tasting before - much less a wine tasting in an authentic "Wine Cave" in France. We tasted 5 different wines in all - and purchased 4 out of the 5 to bring back to the apartment. I seriously doubt any of them will make it back to the States...
Mark in front of one of the barrels:
This particular wine cave has been owned by a family for generations. The pictures carved into the barrels tells the story of the family members through the years. Elise, one of the daughters of the most recent generation, is the person who explained everything and hosted the tasting. We even bought two bottles of the wine that was named for her and developed the year she was born. It's very good!
A picture of the village we were in for the wine tasting:
We made it back to Basel around 8pm and 5 of us headed to a fantastic Italian restaurant for dinner. Then home to bed - Sunday we had plans to hit the Medieval Festival in Germany! That, of course, is another blog.
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