Your wine trip program
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Day 1 - Arrival in Anjou
Upon arrival in Anjou, you will be met at the Château Soucherie in Beaulieu-sur-Layon.
Make yourself at home in the comfortable accommodation, surrounded by vineyards and overlooking the Layon Valley.
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Day 1 - Tasting session featuring the Savennières appellation
During the afternoon, meet Roger-François Béguinot, owner of the Château Soucherie.
You will visit the property, the vineyard and the winery. The visit continues with a tasting session featuring the different wines grown on the property: Anjou Village, Coteaux du Layon, Chaume, Savennières Clos des Perrières, etc.
In the evening, dine at the Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Favre d'Anne at Angers.
Return to the Château Soucherie for an overnight stay.
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Day 2 - Discovering the Saumur-Champigny appellation
Breakfast in the Château Soucherie
Spend a delightful morning wandering through the vineyards, exploring the region along the River Layon towards the village of Varrains. Your next stop is at the Domaine des Roches Neuves to meet Thierry Germain, a renowned producer of Saumur-Champigny wine, with whom you’ll enjoy a stroll through the vineyard and have the chance to help with cultivating the wines and experience an introduction to biodynamics.
In case of unavailability of this activity, you will taste the famous wines from the Coulée de Serrand vineyard!Conclude your morning by heading towards the village of Thoureil, where you’ll enjoy a meal cooked by Marie, chef at the “Route du Sel” restaurant in a peaceful, rural setting, accompanied by a tasting session on the riverside terraces, overlooking the Loire and enjoying Thierry Germain’s wines.
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Exclusive services (optionnal)
Exclusive range of services for this week-end:
- Transport and on-site guide
Options you can add to your trip
Exclusive wine corresponding to the four seasons from the perspective of a wine grower:
- Autmn / Winter - Harvest and wine-making process
- Winter - Working in the vineyard
- Spring - Blending time
- Summer - The flowering season
Customize your trip:
- Overnight stay with dinner
- Transport and on-site guide
Accommodations
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Château Soucherie
The Château Soucherie is above all a man’s conviction, Roger-François Béguinot, who invested to product great wines expressing the terroir...
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Châteaux and wine estates
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Learn more about Domaine des Roches Neuves - Saumur-ChampignyDomaine des Roches Neuves - Thierry Germain
Visiting Thierry Germain at the “Domaine des Roches Neuves” in Varrain helps you to understand that Saumur-Champigny Protected Designation of Origin can product wonderful wines. Since 1990…
Reviews...
High quality stay
My parents came back enchanted from the "Accords Parfaits par Olivier Poussier" weekend.
The service was of the highest quality, and the people involved (restaurant owners, winemakers, cab drivers) were all very attentive to our parents' needs. They were welcomed by people who were very attentive to their every need....
They were delighted with the Domaine de la Soucherie, and the three restaurants they sampled were of very high quality....The restaurant in Angers being exceptional.
In conclusion, an exceptional stay with top-of-the-range services.
(Anjou wine-tasting weekend - Note : 5/5)
nice stay
The welcome everywhere was remarkable.
Chateau Soucherie's hospitality too. A real 2/3 h oenology session would have been appreciated.
(Anjou wine-tasting weekend - Note : 4/5)