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Touring wine truck from the French vineyards is giving out free tastings in Manchester this month
Loire Valley Wines will also be hosting pop up events at six bars across the city
Calling all wine lovers: A touring wine truck from the heart of the French vineyards will be coming to Manchester later this month.
As part of its massive ‘Bucket List Tour’, Loire Valley Wines is sending its wine truck to the capital of the North to give Mancs the chance to ‘discover the region’s finest grape produce varieties’ with free walk-in wine tastings and bottles of the good stuff available to purchase.
The truck will be popping up at the annual Manchester Food and Drink Festival (MFDF) later this month and will also be stopping by at a number of local establishments across the city to offer tastings of their famed vino.
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A unique ‘discovery route’ packed with treasures and discoveries has been curated especially for the occasion, with six Manchester bars already said to be signed up to take part.
A spokesperson for the event said: “The Loire Bucket List is for adventure seekers. Our discovery routes take you to the ‘secret’ places in your city, to see exciting and unexpected things, alongside a few carefully curated places to stop off to and explore the wines of the Loire Valley along the way.
“Our collaborative events offer further opportunities to explore Loire Wines, from free in-store sampling to full guided tastings and of course, visits to our little Wine Truck, which will pop up around the UK.”
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The venues confirmed to be hosting special Loire Valley Wine events here in Manchester are Manchester Tennis & Racquet Club, Flok, Mr Thomas’ Chop House, Atomeca, Oystercatcher, Man Bites Frog and Grape To Grain.
And for any wine connoisseurs who have stumbled upon this article, the wines confirmed to be on offer during the events are the Rosé d’Anjou Famille Bougrier 2020, the Touraine Sauvignon Domaine Guenault Bougrier 2020, the Muscadet Polaris Batard Langelier, the Clos La Cariziere, and the L’Extra par Langlois Brut NV Crémant de Loire.
Specially-selected ‘wines of the month’, and food and wine pairings will also be available to try.
Manchester Food and Drink Festival will be taking place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September from 11.30am – 7pm. For more information and to take part, visit the Loire Bucket List website.