Grandpa (GP) has been very neglectful of his blog responsibilities over the last couple of years, but his conscience has at last pricked and he has put, metaphorically, pen to paper.
Daddy, Mummy, Mami and Papi have all been hard at work recently with 10 or so pickers gathering in this year's harvest after our best-ever year in 2015, much needed after some pretty challenging years, weather-wise. And it looks as though this year will be good too. In fact we had a wine-writer visit last week and here is his glowing report. If this continues I may have to reconsider becoming a pompier and become a vigneron instead! Here is the link.. https://wideworldofwine.co/2016/10/01/jura-week-2-hughes-beguet/
Also an interesting piece written last harvest:
http://www.gmwineimports.com/visit-and-picking-with-hughes-beguet.html
Tessa and I are now aged 7 and 4 respectively and both go to school up the road in Mesnay. We are both keen on cycling and have started this season's competitions with Tessa coming second the other day. I am still looking to become Jura champion! I also play rugby and scored 2 tries last week. Apparently my great-grandfather was a fine fly-half and cup-winner in Yorkshire before the war, so in the genes?
Mummy is very busy with her translation work in addition to her Agricultural workers supply duties, school presidency and of course, looking after us. Daddy is also tres occupe with both the vendanges and getting pallets out, with Caves de Pyrene in England about to be resupplied, with more cuvees this time. http://www.lescaves.co.uk/assets/files/wine-list.pdf
I will get GP to upload some photos and hopefully to up his rate of communications in the future.
Bisous from Tessa and me. Bastian xx
