The Salon Aux Vignobles Gastronomie et Vins of Vannes, part III !!!

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Once again I bring you back to the wonderful superb now call the Salon Aux Vignobles Gastronomie et Vins of Vannes event held over March 8 thru 11 2024 at the Chorus Parc des Expositions in the Parc du Golfe. All from 10h to 19h, Monday 10h to 18h. General admission 5€!  However, on the producers’s mailing lists like us we get invitations for free, About 145 exhibitors representing French gastronomy and sorted for the quality of their products. And there were from Moldavia, Italy and Spain as well, Free entertainment and cooking classes, wine tasting during the show, professional competitions and a variety of catering in a friendly space. We were there again Saturday morning March 9 which is on my oldest son birthday !!! A tradition for us since back in 2011. Let me tell you again about the Salon Aux Vignobles Gastronomie et Vins of Vannes, part III !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

For this edition it was once again the opportunity to meet some of the providers we shop while in our adventurous ways thru the French countryside and some new ones met here. You have the real France here nothing industrial, supermarket type but the real deal straight from the farms and the artisans who produces the marvelous things we all came to know France for and still is. You have them here from different regions all defending their land and product. We later came to visit many of them on site and the history continues…..

Vannes Salon aux vignobles gastro et vins 2 mar24

There is free parking, lending of wheels caddy with proper personal ID, restaurant on site even to drink the bottles you purchase there, and tasting glasses with a deposit of 2€ (you can keep the glass or get the refund at end). And, we came ready with our own glasses and hanging holder to boot ! There were many familiar faces there but we concentrated on the two favorites over the years and a couple new ones to try them, The perennial merchants are :

EARL Cousseau Boireau ;Vignobles de la Rodaie,Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil (red and rosés Cabernet Franc) ,We love their Tentation, Kermelise and the new one Erwan reds as well as their rosé ! Webpage : https://vignobledelarodaie.fr/

Vannes Salon aux vignobles gastro et vins Coisseau Boireau SN Bourgueil mar24

Maison Gastellou from Saint Jean Pied de Port (sheep cheese, filet mignon sausages, ham in espilette spice, gateau basque cake, saucissons) , We had visited their store there and visit each year here, marvelous goodies with a friendly conversation each time, Great to be recognised by these folks each time ! Webpage : https://www.maison-gastellou.com/fr/contact/#boutiques

Vannes Salon aux vignobles gastro et vins Maison Gastellou counter mar24

The newbie this year was the macarons Hottekiet of Angers,These are marvelous and great tastings, we got a whole box of 40 ! These were wonderful and we enjoyed them a lot on tastings there, I believe it is their first time here and welcome ! They started teaching and then the macarons, the rest is history, located at 3 Rue Saint Aubin in City center Angers ! My sons buying below pic !! Webpage : https://les-macarons-hottekiet.eatbu.com/?lang=en

Vannes Salon aux vignobles gastro et vins macarons boys mar24

The official Aux Vignobles Vins et Gastronomie at Vannes : https://www.auxvignobles.fr/vannes/

The official Le Chorus Expo Center at the Parc du Golfe of Vannes on the event : https://www.lechorus.com/evenement/salon-aux-vignobles-de-vannes/

Just for the memories others we have enjoyed in the past, but not this time, and present were: Caves Rougebec Vouvray; Champagne Godmé Sabine, Château Fontbaude, Château Tour-Birol, Domaine Hérault, Domaine Fleischer, Château La Rose Pauillac, Ferme Aguerria foie gras, and Miellerie de Huelgoat.

There you go folks, a dandy indeed! These fairs events are held throughout France every year when possible. We have been to some but this one is so convenient we repeat visits even if already visited the producer in their farms. Already looking forward to the next one, catch it , this is France at its best for the food, the ambiance the savoir faire and all ! Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Salon Aux Vignobles Gastronomie et Vins of Vannes, part III !!!  as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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