Chablis = Jubeliee

 The first stop after Paris was Chablis, a very small village in the middle of nowhere, which just happens to harbor some terrific Chardonnays.  We stopped at William Fevre.  A gentleman proceeded to drive us to the vineyards, which are open to all, by the by.  In America, I feel like they would have this on lock down, but here people are free to roam around, give a tour, or even get up around the vines to take pictures.  It's like airports pre-911, low security.  After our tour of the vineyards, he brought us back to their tasting room, and we tasted through 6 of their wines ranging from their village wines, up to their Grand Crus.  We stopped at a small place for lunch, and wandered around this charming little village, yes village, it's too small to earn any other name.  After wandering, we headed to our next appointment with Louis Michel & Fils.  The tasting room was small, but the wines were great.  They are much different then American Chardonnays, they are much more minearal-y and less of the oak-y, vanilla, sweetness.  Tre bien.  Chablis was very cute, and had a small river running through it.  I feel like there are so many spots here that are paintings waiting to be discovered.  So if you have yourself a set of paint brushes, oils and canvas, head on over to Chablis, you will be struck with inspiration--if not by the views, then by the wine.