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...
Category: Wine production
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...
Weather in Provence – Hope no Frost!
The summer of 2019 was hot and fairly dry with three heat waves. The autumn was quite mild and in November and December, no less than three extremely heavy rainfall in Provence...
Biodynamic Wine Growing
The French wine growers who apply biodynamic cultivation face a different and interesting problem. Part of the biodynamic doctrine is that some preparations must be prepared before being spread in the vineyard....
Grape Harvesting by Machine in Provence September 2019
The grape harvest is largely finished in Provence (Originally posted September 30) and in recent weeks we have visited several of the best vineyards in all of Provence. They are very satisfied...
Grape Harvest in Provence September 2019
The harvest has now (Originally posted September 9) been going on for some time in Provence warmer parts, while for the vineyards in the northern parts, such as Château Revelette in Coteaux...
