Wild West in Provence!
I would not like to be a winegrower in Provence – risk of losing my life due to angry neighbours! At 3 in the morning on July 17, 2020, winemaker Fabrice Brun...
Category: Wine production
Cooked wine for Christmas!
Cooked wine, it does not sound particularly fresh, but then you, like most other wine connoisseurs, have not tried the Provencal specialty “Vin Cuit”, i.e. cooked wine. Vin Cuit is a dessert...
VIDEO – Manual Grape Harvest at Domaine Rabiega
Watch the VIDEO from this year’s manual grape harvest at Domaine Rabiega in Côtes de Provence, which was completed in early September when 4.5 tonnes of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were harvested in...
Notes from the Provence Wine World – The Success Story of the Rosé Wine and New Winery Owners
The Continued Success Story of the Rosé Wine Recent figures from the CIVP (Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence), which includes the three largest appellations and represents 96% of AOP’s wine production...
Promising vintage in Provence – The harvest is ongoing – See video!
Promising vintage The grape harvest in Provence 2020 seems to be of a very high quality and this after a troublesome start to the year: The winter was unusually warm and was...
Corona – Distilling away French wine in stock?
It started so well – but what happened next! The harvest in Provence 2019 had a very good quality that gave wines with a good balance between acidity and fruit, i.e. healthy...
Using UV Light Robot Thorvald instead of using Pesticides!
One of the biggest problems vinegrowers have is to fight the mildew, powdery mildew/fr. odium and downy mildew/fr. mildiou. Non-organic growers can use systemic preparations that penetrate the plant’s components, while organic...
Promising vintage 2019 in Provence!
After 1 – 2 difficult years for the vine growers in Provence, 2019 finally came with better conditions! The two previous vintages have been rated: 2018: The first rating based on wines...
New Definition of Natural Wine – Vin méthode Nature
Finally, perhaps a definition of natural wine is in progress and that can become universally valid. The organization “Syndicat de défense du vin nature” in Angers, France, has developed a definition to...
Is it Possible to Avoid Grafting of Vitis Vinifera vines?
Is it possible to find methods to avoid grafting of Vitis Vinifera vines? A project is underway with the goal to recover the quality of the wine before the Phylloxera and increase...
