Médoc

Some of the world’s most expensive wines come from just outside Bordeaux on the Médoc peninsular. It has a very interesting geological history with lots of different soil types. Each soil type has its own appellation area, so much so that one appellation has 3 separate non-contiguous areas.

We departed Bordeaux wondering just what it would be like. The answer – expensive. We stopped off to try a degustation along the way. The prices - $80 a bottle the cheapest. We declined and went our way. We stopped at a wine shop and bough a much cheaper bottle from the area ( it was awful). We have learned that a famous

appellation does not always produce a good wine and that is it possible to produce stunning wines elsewhere at a fraction of the price.

We checked the price of a chambre d’hôte for the night but at $180 a night we decided it was time to test out our new tent. So we stopped at the municipal camp ground ( $30 a night) at gave it a go. Our first night did not go very well as we did not have airbeds. But a bunch our young adults keep talking all night in loud voices until 3 am before they finally went to bed. Sally got hardly any sleep and was a complete wreck the next morning. If we had been at home someone would have given them a good serve and the problem would have been solved. I did not, as I do not speak the lingo well enough.