The Organic Provence
As you already know, the Provence wine region is the leader in France in terms of the percentage of organic vineyard area, and the percentage is increasing and increasing. Since November this...
Provence Vintages
In my Provence wine books there is a chapter with vintage assessments of the wines and the book “The Wines of Provence – Tricolour” reports a preliminary assessment up to vintage 2018...
Provence Nouveau!
The third Thursday of November is the time for Beaujolais Nouveau but Provence has its own Nouveau festivity – the Fête du Vin Nouveau in Taradeau, this year on Sunday 20 November....
Promising vintage 2022 in Provence
As everyone has already seen and heard, there is a very serious drought in southern Europe at the same time as several heat waves have hit the countries. In Provence, it feels...
French protests!
The Provencal rosé wine has become a world leader and in recent years several large wine companies have invested in Provence. Moët Hennessy LVMH’s Wines & Spirits division has previously bought Château...
Domaine de La Bégude in Bandol is sold
It has been rumored for six months that Domaine de La Bégude in Bandol is about to be sold, blog post 2022-03-03, something that owner Guillaume Tari has persistently denied. Now, however,...
In the vineyard – Drought!
DROUGHT Almost the whole of France has experienced a severe drought already at the beginning of the summer and in 25% of the departments there are different degrees of irrigation restrictions! The...
Vermenti-No
In the future, you will hear even more about the white quality grape Rolle. The grape produces wines with an aromatic nose with white flowers, citrus fruits, gray pears and exotic fruits....
Pruning and the winemaker’s tribulations!
When we now travel around among the vineyards in Provence, it is a feverish activity out in the vineyards. The very important pruning of the vine is underway in many places. Pruning...
Fresh news from the vineyards
Here comes brand new news about the vineyards of Provence. It is both facts and a bit of celebrity gossip! All producers are included in my English Provence wine book so now...
