Tough Spring in Provence!
The misery continues, in 2021 Provence and the whole of France was hit by extreme frost in the spring followed by two years that were dry and hot in Provence and now...
Category: Wine production
Rosé wine – A Safe Business?
In Provence, there have recently been some very large acquisitions in the rosé wine industry. The most famous acquisitions are LVMH’s purchase of Château d’Esclans, Château Minuty, Château de Galoupet, Domaine des...
The Wine Year in Provence and the 2023 Harvest
All of France For all of France, the wine harvest is estimated to end up at 44.5 million hl, which is roughly the average for the last 5 years, but there are...
Rain and Hail!
In France, 2022 was an extremely dry year and it has continued the same way at the beginning of 2023, southern France including Provence is especially affected. Already in the middle of...
In the vineyard – drought again!
We are now approaching the end of March and by then all the pruning work of the vines is usually completed. The later you prune, the less risk there is of the...
Hot News from Provence
Read about the billionaires’ rosé wine, the vintner’s fight against nature and the increasingly warm and variable climate, as well as new vineyard owners where old presidents get involved. Unfortunately, there are...
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...
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...
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...
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...
