Latest update : 29 November 2019.
Without any doubt, the Roussillon area in southern France produces some excellent red and white wines. Despite this, it always remained a synonym for sweet fortified wines to me, some of them with astonishing ageing techniques. Amongst those, the “Solera” system, originally from Spain, certainly is one of the most surprising ways to age wine. To create a Solera, you fist have set up a “Criadera”, by stacking several ranges of barrels. The first range, close to the ground, is called Solera, the (...)
continue#tourdefrance loving how #yorkshire is getting ready for the grand depart next weekend..Even the sheep..Madness! :-)) pic.twitter.com/IbTJ9UoeDN
— nikki crowley (@nikkicrowley1) June 29, 2014
Being rather ahead since the beginning of the year, cooler nights seem to have slowed down the growing of the vines since two weeks. In southern France we are somehow back to a “normal” vintage now. Now that flowering has started, we cross fingers for good weather conditions, without any excess. For the moment forecast looks rather good…
continueNice afternoon, welcoming @TheSpitter at @Arjolle for a great tasting and a tour of the vineyard ! #winetasting pic.twitter.com/Feroh2swdb
— Benjamin B (@BenjaminBrnl) May 18, 2014
Dark fruit leather smoke and melts with basil. Very nice. http://t.co/9osWVYTT3K
— Abe Glass (@AbeGlass) May 14, 2014
#wine glasses! (via @winewankers) pic.twitter.com/QyCKZEBiZT
— Handpicked Wines (@WineTimeUK) May 16, 2014
We started this years harvest on Friday September 27th by picking Syrah grapes in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, as well as some Grenache in Vacqueyras. All grapes were in perfect shape and of full ripeness. In some vineyards, Grenache yields are very low, due to coulure (dropping of flowers, also called grape shatter) provoked by the hot weather conditions after flowering. Despite the hazardous weather conditions in spring, the grapes are all healthy, tasty and full of juice. The few vineyards in (...)
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