Wines of Provence

Notes from the Provence Wine World – The Success Story of the Rosé Wine and New Winery Owners

The Continued Success Story of the Rosé Wine Recent figures from the CIVP (Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence), which includes the three largest appellations and represents 96% of AOP’s wine production...

Promising vintage in Provence – The harvest is ongoing – See video!

Promising vintage The grape harvest in Provence 2020 seems to be of a very high quality and this after a troublesome start to the year: The winter was unusually warm and was...

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...

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...

Cork

So disappointed you get when you pick up a good wine from the cellar to enjoy on a special occasion and you find that the wine is corked! But luckily, much has...

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....

For 25 years, I, Göran Boman, have been a member of “Munskänkarna”, the Swedish wine tasting and wine education association which is the world’s largest non-commercial wine association. During this time I have also during seven years chaired and been responsible for the education of all Munskänkar in my hometown of Västerås.

The origin of my Provence wine books is the essay I wrote when I took the highest course grade for the Munskänkarna, which for wine corresponds to a level higher than the Sommelier grade.