Languedoc – Wine Matters

We were delighted toÂ welcome the Guibert Family of Mas de Daumas Gassac, Aniane for a Long Table Dinner in the glasshouse at Ballymaloe Cookery School on Thursday 2nd August,Â hosted by theÂ Guibert Family and the Allen Family, with the Grand Cru wines of the estate, to launch Veronique Guibert’s cookbook ‘ Savours and Flavours of Daumas Gassac’. Ours thanks to two of Munster’s well known wine merhants, who represent Mas de Daumas Gassac, in Ireland for all their help in organising this evening – Â Gary Gubbins ofÂ Red Nose Wine and Michael Kane, Curious Wines. Proceeds for the eveningÂ in aid of the East Cork Slow Food Educational Project.

Jimmy getting the kitchen in the glasshouse all connected

Tomato sign — ….the Heritage Tomato vines that is

Mme Veronique Guibert, Mas de Daumas Gassac, and Colm, at Ballymaloe

Kitchen area all ploughed up — All over after a wonderful Long Table Dinner – the ‘kitchen’ area in the glasshouse all ploughed up and ready for sowing

For any futher information on Mas de Daumas Gassac wines, please contact wine merchant, Gary Gubbins, Red Nose Wine. Please also see the excellent video clips here from Mike & Gary’sÂ voyage to Mas de Daumas Gassac – the vineyardÂ here and the winery here

RAchel, Gary and Mike highlighting the Mas de Daumas Gassac Long Table dinner - with some giant glasses for fun, in the wine cellar at Ballymaloe House — Rachel, Gary and Mike highlighting the Mas de Daumas Gassac Long Table dinner – with some giant glasses for fun, in the wine cellar at Ballymaloe House

Romain Dol, of Domaine Guillemarine, Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc in the South of France, visited the school today, along with Conor O’Brien, of James Nicholsons Wine Merchants – good timing too as they were able to catch the lunch of the ‘Sushi made Simple‘ course on at the cookery school today!

‘Picpoul de Pinet – one of the more dynamic named crus of Coteaux du languedoc producing green-gold, full-bodied, lemon-flavoured white wine exclusively from picpoul Blanc grapes. This curious speciality in the deep south of France, one of the country’s few varietally named ac wines, has in the post-modern age of vinification attracted new interest.’ Oxford Companion to Wine, Jancis Robinson

Conor O'Brien and Romain Dol, Picpoul de Pinet

Time to open those oysters!

Romain also visited the Grain Store at Ballymaloe, to check it out for possible future wine events in the future, as part of our ongoing series of wine events at Ballymaloe –Â Jessie the dog took the opportunity to race in ahead of him!

Category: Languedoc

Mas de Daumas Gassac Long Table Dinner, 2nd August 2012

Picpoul de Pinet