Our trip to France in September started with a family reunion just outside Paris with members of Mimi's family, some of whom she had not seen for many years. We then went off to the Loire to visit some of the chateaux we had last been to over 30 years ago, and then down to Gaillac via Bordeaux, stocking up on some of our favourite wines before returning home via Champagne, where we discovered some new wines.
