This morning we walked into Arbois and went to the cheese factory. We were able to taste a number of cheeses and bought a very large chunk of Comte and some Arbois cheese to bring home. We also bought some of the local cheeses for ourselves.
Bill wanted to buy some vin jaune, a very expensive local wine tasting just like sherry. We went to a place in the centre of town and tasted the local wines. They are very much not my thing, but Bill and Carole liked them and bought some vin jaune and a local aperitif wine.
After lunch we drove to Frederic Lornet at Montigny, where the wine we had with our meal was produced. We tasted a wide variety of the reds and whites and we bought the savagnin nature, the wine we had with our meal, and some chardonnay.
We then drove to Besancon, a reasonably sized fortified city. The aire is just by the River Doubs. We visited the restaurant Le Vin et l’Assiete and Poker d’As and had a good walk round town. They a laying a new tram system and half the town was being dug up. When it is finished it will be marvellous, but there is still a lot to do