The Organic Area Increases in Provence
In 2018, the fungal disease downy mildew caused major problems in the vineyards of Provence because spring and early summer were very rainy and the Mistral wind was less frequent than usual....
Month: January 2020
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...
SWEDISH GOURMAND AWARD WINNERS 2019
THE SWEDISH GOURMAND AWARD WINNERS 2019 – CELEBRATION! The Swedish Gourmand Award Winners 2019 were in late December celebrated in the French Ambassador´s residence in Stockholm. At the celebration, my wife Maria...
The Quality of Provence Wines is Increasing Even More
Provence is already the world leader with its pale and fresh rosé wine, and right now Dominique Hauvette, winemaker etc. and owner of Domaine Hauvette, has been named the French winemaker of...
Trump makes Provence Look Even More to the East!
Provence has already increased its efforts to export more of its market-leading rosé wine to the Asian countries, the wine is perfectly suited to many spicy foods so it is an obvious...
LVMH Invests Even More in Provence
Since July this year Château de Galoupet, in Côtes de Provence La Londe, is part of Moët Hennessy, the Wines & Spirits division of LVMH. Some few days ago (Originally posted December...
The Best Provence Caviste!
If you are on the French Riviera and are looking for good white and red wines from Provence, as well as rosé wines, then this caviste in Mandelieu is good and it...
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...
