John Abbey

@NickAnt12345 Next to the raspberries in the veg bed. I have been talking to Charlene about replanting my vineyard. If it doesn’t happen the notaire says he knows someone who’d be interested.

@Chablislodge Where have you planted your vine?

Chablis update no 2…… My ‘Forêt’ vine has budded. Yay! 💪👏🍾🥂 #chablis

@BONNIN1402 I see the bougis are out in Bougros.

@Chablislodge I was in front of Grenouilles Castle! Wine & Wheat (in the blue lorry)

Chablis update……. Had a chat with a couple from Domaine Couladin this midi. They have a beautiful parcel of Chablis abutting Troesmes. Vines there are a month ahead. They’re using a hot air blower on wheels for frost protection. No frost on the horizon yet though 🤞

@DavidMarra Small family vineyard in Milly. Lovely wines.

@Chablislodge Couladin? Don’t know them

Explanation of second pic. We’re standing on the stone track that divides 1er cru Troesmes from villages Chablis. The bougies (paraffin heaters) are in Troesmes. The blower in the Chablis parcel.

@NickAnt12345 Just cheap stuff. 🤣

@Chablislodge Yes yes, but what Chablis?

@NickAnt12345 I wouldn’t go quite that far but I’m still buzzing from her smile. She knows how hard I work. I don’t think she knows how much a smile and a ‘not bad’ means from a teacher as talented and demanding as her.

@Chablislodge You’ve made it!

Major celebration ce soir. I got a smile and a ‘not bad’ from grumpy prof de violoncelle after we’d played (together) part of a Vivaldi sonata I was given last week. It’s nowhere near a ‘bravo’ but it’s better than the reluctant ‘not too bad’ I received a few weeks back. 🎶🎻🍾🥂

@StevenIsserlis My only experience of hearing Rostropovich live. De Montfort Hall, maybe 1975, Dvorak. Swear I can still hear it now. ❤️

Dvorak's cello concerto op 104 was premiered in London by a British cellist, Leo Stern, with Dvorak conducting, otd 130 years ago. What a work: a journey encompassing heroism, excitement, intimacy, tenderness, aching nostalgia and at the end, personal tragedy. A true masterpiece.

@JojoRussellvine 🙏

@Chablislodge We can attest! Your terrace at @Chablislodge is incredible and the perfect spot for a bottle of Chablis! We loved it.😍

The private riverside terrace of Riverside Lodge. The only one in Chablis….. How it started out, then before and after today’s spring clean. South facing so gets the sun from mid morning until sunset. 🌞☀️🏖️❤️

@cynthia_hayes 🙏

Even on a cool spring day (when we were there) was wonderful. I can only imagine how lovely it is on a lovely, warm sunny day🌸☀️ Your place is a gem🥰❤️

@Kerryloves2trvl 🙏

@Chablislodge So lovely - lots of days ahead to enjoy that patio

@notatthepub 🙏

@Chablislodge Beautiful

@Obvi0us_Tweets 🙏

@Chablislodge Beautiful! On our “places to go” soon! ❤️🙏

@Gordo19571 🙏

@Chablislodge Beautiful. Nice work!

@ChezBruce 🙏

@Chablislodge A lovely spot!

@kislanykim 🙏🙏🙏

@Chablislodge oh my gosh, this is lovely !! enjoy spring out there !

@Chablislodge Lovely spot!

@NickAnt12345 Merci Nick. Sun already shining on the river at breakfast time! ❤️