Cerdon

Franck had introduced us to a sparkling wine with a light, dry taste a while ago, so we decided that it was about time to go visit the town in which it is produced: Cerdon. After a five minute internet reconnaissance, we decided upon Lingot-Martin as the vintner of choice. We had also cleverly timed the car ride so that the kids could get some sleep.

In addition to the wine, they also have a sparkling non alcoholic cider which while delicious, did not meet with Zoe's approval ("TOO FIZZY!")

Alex seemed okay with it, however

Chloe needed something with a little more kick, however

We ended up buying quite a few bottles, which we will avail ourselves of in Monetier in a few weeks time!
Next, we went to the town of Cerdon and wandered around for a while



And then walked to the copper forge, which was unfortunately closed. Alex did take the opportunity to dunk his sunglasses in the copper fountain, though.

And then we checked out this cool still

Before meeting up with the Aussie clan for drinks at the cafe under an awning (it was quite hot). After a while it was time to retreat to the safety of an air conditioned car. I could see cliffs down the valley, so I couldn't resist driving out to see if they were equipped, but alas they were not. It was an uneventful drive back, with the exception of seeing a pretty fabulous looking car dealership called GT spirit, which we will have to stop at next time!