Göran | Wines of Provence

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...

Rabiega once again Swedish-owned plus other sold vineyards in Provence!

Domaine Rabiega is once again Swedish-owned and where the renowned winemaker Lars Torstenson is back as wine maker. Read more about this and other vineyards sold in Provence. These wineries have been...

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...

The Wines of Provence – Tricolour – Best in the World!

The prestigious international competition Gourmand Awards have honoured the book The Wines of Provence – Tricolour and it can now use the title “Best in the World” in the category “French Wine“!...

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...

Trump makes Provence Look Even More to the East! – Update

Update 2020-02-23 On Valentine´s Day it was announced that the by US previously announced tax of 100% on European wines and spirits, and many other non-aircraft European products, will not apply as...

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...

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....