Wines of Provence, Provence viner

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...

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....

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...

The World’s Most Expensive rosé Wine

The world’s most expensive rosé wine has in recent years been Garrus from the Chateau d’Esclans in Côtes de Provence, with a price of “only” €90. The wine is made from the...