Each year, in September during the medieval harvest at Château NODOT we re-enact the time of the knights and their ladies.

During this event we dress you up as medieval pickers and you cut the grapes from the vine by hand with a pruning knife, trend the grapes under foot and press the grapes with a wooden press which is an accurate replica of the XIII century press.


Then you may play with replica of Middle Ages wooden board games and learn medieval dancing. After attending to a knight fight and you may ask for your
first name written in medieval decorative hand.

This event will be followed by a Middle Ages banquet in the room lit by can candles and furnished with tapestries

and other medieval accoutrements. The banquet will be served according to the medieval custom : neither plate, nor fork but a tailloir (wooden small plank) and a tranchoir (large bread slice) on which you put the food that you eat with your fingers. With the dishes you may drink Hypocras (our speciality : red wine perfumed with spices according to a Middle Ages receipe), claret (wine from the previous medieval harvest), Saugé (our second medieval speciality which is white wine perfumed with sage, famous for its digestive properties).


If you would like to assist the medieval harvest phone us (+335 57.42.50.38 or +336 74.67.77.46) to book  : 

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Only on booking

In 2011 the medieval harvest will take place on the 24th Septembre.


Pick grapes by hand dressed up in medieval costumes like in the Middle Ages

 
Address: Château NODOT, 2 Ravion 33920 Saint Christoly de Blaye ( show the map )
Phone: 05.57.42.50.38