St Emilion was just great, not only was it beautiful and scenic we also had our first taste of some reasonable weather. St Emllion itself is Bordeaux main wine growing region and like Marlborough as far as the eye can see there is nothing but vineyards. The difference however is the actual town of St Emilion which is a walled town with so much history, beautiful cobblestoned streets broken up by outside Cafes full of people enjoying the famous red wines. We did try and have a meal there but as we have discovered since, most of Europe closes between 2pm and 5pm! They were clearing away the tables and getting ready for the 5pm sitting. This is something we have encountered many times since!!
We visited a wine cellar in ´caves´under the actually Chateau. The cellars themseves were stone (and very cold!) way underground via a circular staircase made of stone. Much of the wine housed here ws relatively new.. from the 1990´s but I did see one cellar with wine from 1967. After paying Euro20 for one bottle of Red I bought some cheap plonk from the Supermarket for under Euro 1! Well it was only for drinking after all!
All the vineyard ´houses´are known as Chateau´s, many of them are hotels where people can stay and enjoy the fine wines.. at a hefty price!! Our humble abode was a cabin in the camping ground which suited our budget perfectly.
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