Day 4 - Joseph Drouhin, Alise Sainte Rein, and Abbey de Fontenay

  1. Joseph Drouhin: We started Day 4 taking a tour of the ancient cellars under the city of Beaune. The Drouhin family is now on their 5th generation — and the family is full of history. In particular, Maurice Drouhin, the son of Joseph was intensely involved in the French resistance during the German occupation of France. Maurice alluded the Gestapo one night while they knocked on his door and he left through a “Freedom Door” and he was hidden by nuns of the Hospices de Beaune for 4 months until the occupation ended.
  2. Alise Sainte Rein: In the afternoon of Day 4 we ate lunch in a small village where Sebastien's mother lived. This was a super special day where we drank good wine and enjoyed stories of Sebastien's childhood. 
  3. Abbaye de Fontenay: We ended the day at a beautiful 12th century abbey that took all of us back to the middle ages. 

























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