Harvest Wine Tours and the 2013 Loire Vendanges

 In the vineyard with Olivier Lecomte of Chateau de Passavant

 Francois David checking the wine press at Chateau de Passavant

 In the tasting room with Jimmy Champigny of Vignoble Fouet

 Tasting the grapes at Langlois Chateau

 Machine harvesting at Chateau de Passavant

 Machine harvesting around Saumur - Le Puy Notre Dame

 Discovering how Methode Traditionelle is made at Langlois Chateau

 Checking out Guillaume's lastest piece of kit the Cosmophere at Chateau de Fosse Seche

 More machine harvesting in action

 An Old Moulin makes a great barrel room

 Beautiful picnic spots and ideal autumn weather

 Sue checking the sugars using the refractometre

 Hand picking and harvest action in Les Caves with Domaine de la Reniere

 Picking buckets ready at Domaine de la Paleine

 Getting ready outside the winery at Domaine de la Paleine

René Hughes-Gaye discusses the complications of the 2013 harvest with Micaela