Salut!

While Norfolk Branch are worldwide beer specialists we Suffolk branch bears are oenophiles (wine aficiandos in case you didn't know it!)and our recent trip to France, to the South of the Loire, was a wine lover's delight. We stopped off at Rouen and while commiserating with Joanne of Arc for having the misfortune to get burnt at the stake we did find ourselves a very nice wine bar with tasty bear nibbles such as stuffed vine leaves and mini bruschettas, which awakened our taste buds very nicely. Once we arrived at Bearcamp in the Vendee we wasted no time in getting on our bikes and cycling as fast as our paws would take us to the nearest supermarche in order to try out the local vins.



Here you can see us relaxing over a drop of Fiefs Vendeen, discussing its qualities and working out how we would describe it in our tasting notes.



Unfortunately the bugs wanted to try it too! We liked the bats and didn't mind them swooping down for a quick sip but we did take objection to the flies having a swim in our glass - especially when there was a very fine swimming pool on site - so I had to adopt a special guard position to protect the delicious contents. I did get a bit of a cold tummy though so had to go for a spot of sunbathing afterwards to warm myself up again!