The primary focus of last months trip to the Dordogne Valley was food, hence for i of my terminal posts from the percentage I thought I'd set the spotlight on v of the hyper local nutrient producers nosotros visited who build the most of the ingredients hence celebrated inwards the Dordogne Valley in addition to Perigord regions: a truffle farm who build their ain truffle crude in addition to other truffle products, the famous Denoix Distillery inwards Brive, renowned for their walnut liquor, other spirits in addition to violette Brive mustard, a caprine animal farm where they build exactly unopen to of the AOC protected Rocomadour cheese, a walnut crude factory, in addition to a Bergerac vineyard in addition to winery producing exactly unopen to of the wines that served every bit the accompaniment to practically every unmarried repast inwards the region.
Aside from the famous pilgrimage site, the matter the Rocomadour expanse of the Dordogne Valley is famous for is its lilliputian soft rounds of Rocomadour Goats Cheese. I don't oftentimes write nigh cheese hither because I can't consume most of it, but because I'm all goodness alongside goats milk I was really excited to catch i of the many caprine animal farms (one of 39 inwards fact) who are allowed to build Rocomadour goats cheese every bit purpose of Rocomadour's AOC designation.
Finally, you lot run across those circular vino storage vats built into the walls? They used to live all they used, bare concrete walls in addition to all. For obvious nutrient wellness reasons the European Union banned their use, hence lots of wineries who could non afford novel technology had to close. However, a few at Chateau de Panisseau are nevertheless inwards use; later cleaning them out (a whole somebody tin dismiss climb inwards to pull per unit of measurement area wash!) they had them coated inwards a cast of safe to build them sterile. it is really expensive to do, though!
It was absolutely pouring alongside pelting the 24-hour interval when nosotros woke upwards inwards the vineyard, hence nosotros decided to forgo a bicycle ride through the vines inwards favour of (a 10am!) vino tasting. Here you lot tin dismiss run across the novel branding of wines from the vineyard (the rose was my favourite, hence pale it is practically clear inwards the glass). However, I was caput over heels alongside their vintage wine, though hence over again I'm a sucker for wines that convey had a endangerment to mature.
If you lot know anything nigh French nutrient you'll know that it is fiercely regional, hence I promise I've managed to ambit you lot a lilliputian sense of savor of exactly unopen to of the flavours of the Dordogne Valley in addition to the Perigod here, giving you lot both an thought nigh their production, in addition to merely exactly an thought of what to hold off out for when you're planning a visit.
I was a invitee inwards the Dordogne Valley of Brive in addition to Bergerac Airports in addition to the local tourism boards. Thank you lot La Ferme de la Truffe, Denoix Distillery, La Borie d'Imbert, Moulin a Huile Castagne in addition to Chateau de Pannisseau for their hospitality.