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Sep 15, 2015

Picnic in Provence @ Domaine Roche-Audran

Domaine Roche-Audran (14)

I love my job !
Especially on days when my office looks like this… Blue sky, amidst the vineyards, great food, excellent wine and all that under the hot Provence sun. I cannot imagine a better place to bring friends, family or customers together.

Top collaboration

Everything described above, became my “office” on a perfect September Tuesday when I was taking pictures of this picnic in Provence. My talented friends Sigi and Vanessa, the owners of Maison d’Anvers in Valréas, who are excellent cooks and hosts, were planning, cooking and baking for a few days to prepare this gorgeous, delicious and romantic picnic dinner for a group of 17 Belgian and American friends and guests, at this fairytale venue, Domaine Roche-Audrane in Buisson. I had the pleasure of not only tasting all the food, but also documenting all the beauty with my camera.  Many thanks to Vincent Rochette, owner of this fabulous wine domain, for inviting me to participate in this memorable event, and thanks to Sigi and Vanessa for making it all happen !

Sigi and Vanessa
Vincent and his partner
Domaine Roche-Audran (24)
Entrepreneurs AND friends !

Caveau

Upon arrival, we had a wine tasting and the friendliest of greetings along with an explanation at the caveau of Domaine Roche-Audran. You can click on each image to enlarge…

On the way Up

While Sigi and Vanessa were carefully preparing the beautiful picnic table, Vincent walked us to his exclusive spot on the estate overlooking the vines. Not another person in sight, except for a few distant vineyard workers.This place is simply Awesome !

Upon arrival

When we first arrived, we could hardly believe this was only for us. The picnic consisted of several home made dishes with pure and fresh ingredients, cracking fresh bread, cheeses, grapes, etc. etc., all delicious and of course in combination with a selection of the sublime red and white wines of Domaine Roche-Audran. You can read more about their fine wines if you click here.

The dishes

Now, I will let the pictures do the talking…

Smoked salmon with raw onions
Tomato carpaccio with goat cheese
Deli selection
Figs, goat cheese and fried pine nuts
Selection of Tapenades
Fleur de Sel…a Must Have!
Selection of Top Cheeses
Freshly baked Fig Tart

Enough (we thought) 🙂 But we ate it all…till the very last bite ! Sooooooooo yummie !

Domaine Roche-Audran (55)

Zen-time

It was so peaceful we spent hours there, even with the rather warm weather on this day.  Bottles of Visan, César and many more rounded it out perfectly. What can I say, beautiful people, grownups and kids, even our dog Diesel had the best time / drink of his life ! 😉

Inge & mini
Little chat in the vineyard
Summer hat
Feel the summer Love
Playtime !
Now that’s a trough for Diesel!

On the way Down

Late afternoon, we made our way back down to the caveau. We were on such a high after the picnic, it was just perfect. Most of us purchased some wine and went on our merry way. Some of us were staying at the beautiful Maison d’Anvers, and others like us had to drive back but it is worth it in itself. Spectacular scenery mixed in with charming people and fine wines.

Domaine Roche-Audran (79)
Look at that view !
It’s over…snif snif
Happy people !

Booking info

This picnic is NOT to be booked at the wine domain itself but through Maison d’Anvers. During your stay there or independently. For contact and price information, you can click here where you will find their multilingual website ! And do not forget to like their two pages on facebook ! Click here for the Maison d’Anvers B&B and here for the Bistro Maison d’Anvers ! 

The end

To have spent a gorgeous afternoon, with excellent food and wine, and peace and quiet after the chaos of daily life, I say ‘santé’, smoke a cigar and till next time !

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Tagged: Buisson, César, Domaine Roche-Audran, maison d'anvers, picnic, Provence, Valréas, Vincent Rochette, Visan

Comments

  1. Guy Kleinblatt says

    September 15, 2015 at 18:09

    Thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Indra says

      September 15, 2015 at 18:45

      You’re most welcome! An extra item on your ‘to-do’ list for next year Guy and Berenice! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Larry and Janet Thompson says

    September 16, 2015 at 09:19

    Thanks so much Indra! I have enjoyed every post and the great Photos AND “Picture Words”!
    Kind Regards, Larry T.
    Chesapeake, Virginia USA

    Reply

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