Tales from Languedoc Wine Country

In May this year, hubby and I had a wonderful time in Montpeyroux/St Saturnin, celebrating 10 years of wedded bliss. We walked up Mount B...

Some pix of the Carignan pumpover and showing off the good colour extraction on day 2 of fermentation. I also took an extremel...

We picked our Carignan yesterday. Beautifully healthy, ripe grapes. I am so looking forward to seeing what the wine is like. The vines are n...

It absolutely tipped it down last weekend which wasn't ideal. Firstly, we still have some Carignan out there which is nearly but not qui...

We picked our Syrah yesterday, under a bright, beautiful Languedoc sky. The grapes look fabulous - gloriously healthy and delicious. Many ...

With a total production around 500 bottles,  labelling by hand is a breeze. Particularly with willing guests such as Mal, Ali and Ben (wield...

Last Monday I spent a very hot and sticky hour at the CIVL offices in Narbonne, tasting a selection of Corbières. All the wines had won a ...

Some arty shots of flowering in our Carignan vineyard. Taken last week.