Tacking!!

From today this blog will make a tack and focus not only only current affairs and the musings of my own meandering expatriate life, but also wine. Despite being a hard-core rum drinker while I was in Barbados, I have come to love this sweet nectar of the gods. And so, to justify my ever-increasing investment in said nectar, I will pass on my (completely random) experiences to anyone with an internet connection.

Pigeage is a French winemaking term for the traditional stomping of grapes in open fermentation tanks, in order to keep the liquid in contact with the skins. This can be done by foot (Pigeage à pied), which to me evokes visions of people emptying freshly-picked grapes into vats, doffing footwear and rolling up trousers and dancing around on the crop. Sounds like a fun day out...