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    Food and Wine
     


    GOURMET CUISINE...

    Breakfast: Start each day with an assortment of fresh breads, croissants and sweet rolls purchased from the local boulangerie. Coffee, tea, fruit juice, hot chocolate, local butter and home made jam, yoghurt and cereals are always offered.

    Lunch: Served buffet style and are accompanied by selected local red, white and rosé wines. A typical menu might include a homemade soup, a mixed green salad with walnuts and Roquefort, quiche… Charcuterie (cold meats) are also included and could consist of smoked ham, sliced duck, or pâté and of course, a selection of cheeses.

    Dinner: The open kitchen allows you to watch your chef work, to share recipes, or if you wish, to participate!

    SAMPLE MENU

    Bouchée à la Reine
    (Puff Pastry Filled with Shrimps, Scallops, Mushrooms and Bechamel Sauce)
    Served on a Bed of Green Vegetables

    Daube a la Façon Méridionale
    (Beef Charollais prepared in red wine and spices of the region)
    Served with Fresh Pasta

    Champagne Sorbet

    Fromage Blanc à la Crème
    (Soft White Cheese Served with Heavy Cream)

    Poire Belle Hélène
    (Pears poached in syrup with Vanilla Ice-Cream and Topped With Home-Made Chocolate Sauce)

    Café, Thé, Tisane et Petits Chocolats
    Coffee, Tea, Herbal Tea and French Chocolates

    WINES… L’Esperance’s goal is to give you a real taste of France, serving wines from many different regions. It will be a real pleasure for the owner to share his knowledge with you. He will teach you about the wine growing areas, winemaking, and how to read a French wine label. Throughout your trip you will be introduced to his carefully selected local wines and premier cru wines. (And if you don’t know what that is, don’t worry – you’ll find out!)

    Red Wines : Côte de Beaune: Chassagne Montrachet, Pommard, Santenay, Volnay, Les Maranges
    Côte de Nuits : Nuits-Saint Georges
    Côte Chalonnais: Mercurey, Rully, Givry rouge 1e cru
    Mâconnais : Mâcon Rouge
    Beaujolais : Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais Villages
    Côtes du Rhône : Rasteau, Crozes Hermitage, Chateauneuf du Pape, Vacqueyras, Lirac
    Costières de Nimes: Abbatiale de Saint-Gilles, La Boissière, Le Vieux Maz
    Pays du Gard : Mourgues du Gres
    Languedoc : Faugères

    White Wines : Sancerre, Chablis, Côte de Beaune: Chassagne- Montrachet, Meursault 1e cru, Saint-Aubin
    Côte Chalonnais: Givry Blanc 1e cru, Rully, Bourgogne Aligoté
    Mâconnais : Pouilly-Fuissé, Chardonnay, Mâcon Villages
    Côtes du Rhone : Lirac, Vacqueyras, Crozes Hermitage
    Costières de Nîmes: Abbatiale de Saint Gilles, Clairette de Bellegarde
    Pays du Gard : Mourgues du Grés
    Languedoc : Muscat sec de Frontignan, Domaine de Maguelone, Saint Upéry

    Rosé Wines : Tavel, Bourgogne Rosé, Listel gris

    ...AND CHEESES...
    Blue cheeses : Fourme St Aubert, Bleu d’Auvergne, St. Agur, Roquefort Bleu Villages
    Goat Cheeses: Crottin de Chavignol, Pélardon de Cévennes, Picodon de l’Ardèche, Petit Billy, Rocamadour, Chabichou
    Cow cheeses: Petit Pont L’Eveque, Munster, Saint Marcellin, Livarot, Comté, Epoisses, Chaource, Amour de Nuits, Camembert, Colombière, Brie de Meaux
    Ewe (sheep) cheeses: Tomme d’Arles, Cabécou, Banon de Provence


    TO CONTACT US
    Phone: +33 563 02 87 04, Fax: +33 563 02 24 11
    Phone (Toll-Free from USA + Canada): 1-800-688-0245
    Email: info@bargecompany.com
    Web: www.bargecompany.com

    The Barge Cruise Company Ltd, 501 Chemin Lacoste, 82170 Grisolles, FRANCE