Belgium, Germany and France - drinks

 If you have popped by to read this I hope you have a glass of something in hand 😆

This blog post (and my food post) is really just a record of the drinks we enjoyed on our Belguim, Germany and France holiday ... cheers! 

Belgium beer in De Panne

Bitburger, Germany's number one beer - in Cochem

Bottle of Cochem Reisling to go with dinner 

Absolute must on our river cruise

Reisling at Weingut Haxel -
our accommodation in Cochem

Wine tasting at Weingut Haxel

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Reisling (trocken, dry) -
Weingut Haxel 

Complimentary sparkling Regent and Reisling - 
Weingut Haxel

Cochem Wine Festival 

Rivaner trocken at Weingut Lenz in Punderich

Wine tasting evening at Weingut Lenz

Harald Peifer Reisling at Hotel Anker in Traben-Trarbach- 
so good we visited the Weingut and brought some of their wine home

Reisling and Bitburger at the resturant on Father's Day

Sitting in the garden at our accommodation in Wehlen - 
Weingut S. A. Prum 

Complimentary bottle of Badstube at S. A. Prum in Wehlen 

Bitburger at Bernkastel-Kues

It was hot - much needed refreshment in Trier by Porta Nigra 

Benediktiner beer on our Mosel river trip in Trier

Wine tasting at Zumdomftein in Trier -
Reisling, Ebling, Spatburgunder

Trierer Loebbrau - a local beer in Trier

Breakfast coffee in Trier

Bitburger and Schofferhofer to cool down in Trier

Our first drink in France was at our hotel - 
a bottle of sparkling Porta German wine to celebrate our anniversary

Anniversary celebration champagne at the restauant in 
Chalons-en-Campagne

Perrier Cassis and 1664  in Chalons-en-Champagne

Sauvignon Blanc and Leffe in Chalons-en-Champagne

Cellier des Dauphins Plan de Dieu at our hotel
whilst waiting for the rain in Chalons-en-Champagne

Champagne (shot glass size) at 11am the car boot sale in Chouilly

Pelforth and Provence Rosé before dinner in Epernay

Pichet of Vin Blanc with dinner in Epernay

Duvel and Vin Rosé after dinner in Epernay

The German wines and beers were lovely but it was so nice to be back in France and to enjoy a variety of beers. I love having my wine served in a pichet, although the same as a large glass it always feels like there is more as I top up my glass.

We bought German wine back from our accommodation Weinguts and from a few places we visited. Although we did bring home some German beer most brands are available at home. 

 

It was a joy to visit Andrieux-Lefort champagne house whilst in Epernay and bring home their superb champagne.  

 

Mosel is a beautiful area with such amazing vines growing on the banks of the river, somewhere we will be visiting again but in the meantime we'll enjoy our German wine in our Mosel glasses and remember all the fun we had!