Above: Tracie B snapped this pic of me at Coulée de Serrant. Do you see the chicken crossing the road? Why does it cross the road, you ask? To “regulate” the vineyards, no doubt! (That’s the euphemism they use at Coulée de Serrant.) Mother nature does her work…
On Thursday (after a string of three rocking and super fun gigs in Paris), Tracie B and I visited Coulée de Serrant in Savennières (Loire), the estate and vineyard where some of our favorite wines are made.
We’re about to leave now for the NN+ gig in Lyon and I’ll post about our fascinating visit as soon as we’re back stateside. We learned that it is botrytis and not oxidation (as many believe) that give Joly’s wines their distinct aromas. Tasting the 07s revealed just how vintage-driven these wines are (compared to the 05s, the most recent we’d tasted in the U.S.). We had a blast!
In other news…
We were happy to learn that the Monday show at the Mercury Lounge in NYC is nearly sold out. There are still tickets available (click link to buy) so please pre-buy if you can. Looking forward to seeing y’all in NYC: it’s been so much fun to play the new album (available on Itunes now, btw) and I can’t wait for you to hear it!
Okay, gotta run! Don’t wanna be late for the gig!
Do Bianchi 
Glad the French tour was a success! Looking forward to the show tonight — I have a class at the IWC which hopefully won’t runneth over… À bientôt!
Have a blast tonight, Jeremy. Sorry I can’t make it….
Bad Ass! I am totally and completely stalking Nicolas Joly to represent his wines! It may not happen for 10-50 years but I will find a way… or be prosecuted for stalking. Nicolas Joly and his Coulee de Serrant changed my life!
dan–i tried it back in august at texsom, and i have never been the same. it sure didn’t take much badgering to get our jeremy to take me!