It’s my Vineyard

So Sevarine and her colleague, who looked like a birdwatcher, both suitably clothed and sporting wellingtons arrived at 8.30 am to collect samples of our grapes. They showed us how it was to be done as, during the next week, we have to take two more lots of samples and deliver to the co-operative for […]

The start time for the vendanges is getting close. Today G and Didier who have been helping us all along came this morning to examine our grapes to assess their maturity and quality.
We walked through each parcel of vines, looking, tasting and discussing each grape sample taken. We were extremely pleased that it seems, in […]

You would be surprised but it is true that plastic containers for the grapes are, this year, like gold dust! Again we answered adverts and put up adverts everywhere but those found had already been quickly sold, and we had to be extra quick to respond. One early morning we set off for the pretty […]

One of our bigest problems this year was to manage the vendanges, in previous years totally organised by the Grandjean family. We dont have outbuildings set up to receive the 20 to 30 people who we need to help pick our grapes. We had to find local people who would come for ‘ la grande […]

On the way over to the Auvergne for a change of scene and to reflect on what we have accomplished and what there is still to do, re the vendange, and to tend my vegetables there of course, we stop at the printers to see our new label set up on the machine. A rendezvous […]