It’s my Vineyard

Ideal to serve when tasting our wine with friends, or any president who might call by is my ‘cake aux olives’. Very easy to make and can leave out the olives if not your favourite things.
In the bowl of a food processor or in a large basin mix together the following ingredients: […]

Possibly my favourite and most unexpected visitors were pointed out to me this morning by one of our regular lorry drivers coming to pick up an order of wine for Brittany.
He noticed some baby Sparrow Hawks nesting in the dove cotes along the guttering of the outbuildings, long since abandoned by their usual owners. […]

Where shall I begin? In the last few days we have been continuing to make arrangements for the vendanges. As I have said earlier, this year we are in charge of the management of our whole production whilst we continue to market the fine Beaujolais wine around the world, taking care of our loyal customers […]

These days I wake up to the Regnie Durette church clock striking six or seven and already there are sounds of activity in the vines around us. The humming, whining, droning of tractors that is pleasantly soporific. It is imperative at this time that the dreaded ‘liseron’ does not take a hold and strangle the […]

Roses are seen everywhere in Beaujolais, planted for a reason, decoratively outlining the vineyards. If the roses suffer it is a warning that the vines need treatment as they will suffer too, just as a canary sent in advance down a mine would sense a lack of oxygen so saving the lives of humans who […]