Wine Tasting and More

On Monday we rode the Visiotrain (cute tourist train) for a nice overview of the city.

We also visited the Chateau Clos de Vougeot where wine experts meet twice a year to judge the Burgundy region's wine.

And we tasted wine from a selection of the village's domaines (winemakers) at a cave (cellar) in Morey Saint-Denis followed by lunch in Nuits Saint-Georges at a restaurant that was offering a kangaroo special. Needless to say we did not order that.

We also took a lovely walk at a large park in Beaune,

tried a kir (drink that mixes white wine with creme de cassis, a locally made black currant liqueur), and ate steak frites at a brasserie.

On Tuesday we had a three course lunch with six wine pairings at the Domaine Comte Senard. Our visit there began with a tour of the vineyards and the 12th century wine cellar. Then our meal was jambon persille (a ham terrine with parsley gelatin, boeuf bourguignon, and three fromages. During the meal we tasted three Grand Cru wines, which are made from grapes grown on the best land in the region. They grow almost exclusively Chardonnay and Pinot noir grapes and almost never mix grape​ varieties in a single wine.

After this amazing meal we headed back to Beaune for a wine tasting class. We tasted eight wines blind and learned a lot about both the Burgundy region and its wines and about wine tasting in general.

Finally, we enjoyed crepes, cafe and people watching at a little shop.