With the children grown and gone and the attractions of Paris outweighed by its increasing noise and pollution, Jon Winroth and Doreen followed the TGV line toward Tours and found a small house in front of a large cave in a calcareous hillside near Montoire-sur-le-Loir in the "coteaux du Vendômois". Jon Winroth closely followed the progress of these local wines and shared the joy of his winemaker friends when they finally attained "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" status in 2000. He continued writing, with samples arriving by mail and truck and articles dispatched by fax, until his retirement in 2000.