It’s my Vineyard

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 […]

Tasting noteGood depth of fruit, with a polished texture. Aromas and flavours of redcurrants, blackberries & raspberries.

Wine noteThe hamlet of ‘Les Bulliats’ in the Regnie region situated between Brouilly and Morgon. 7.75 of hectares, vines have an average age of 40 years - grapes hand-picked. Can be kept for up to 4/5 […]

Thank you to John O’Garra for you kind words about the wine.  We really appreciate it and are looking forward to being able to take this wine to a much wider audience.
Congratulations Fred and Hélene on your entry into the world of the viticulteurs.

As a local resident I can vouch for the integrity of […]

Maison des Bulliats is now listed on the Wine Blog Atlas!  The image below shows where we are .
Does this mean we are now “on the map”
We are pleased with the interest that we are receiving for our Fine French Beaujolais and are enjoying being able to supply this wine to different pats […]

The minerals in the soil and the fruit that have been crucial in forming our wine are made more complex in the wine making process. It is this complexity that is so interesting when on the pallete, combined with the food flavours that bombard our senses.
We started our meal with a saucisson en brioche on […]

Our guests arrive and we have a degustation [tasting] in the cool of the cave. Fred has built a suburb wooden bar area that we sit around and compare our 2005 Regnie with the newly bottled 2006.
Wine should be a partner to food, not take it over, as so many of the heavier ‘hairier’wines do. […]

We have become aware from quite early on of another major factor influencing the taste of wine, more to do with the vinification process itself ,this is called ‘thermovinification’ a subject that I will expand upon later. Other wine growers that we know feel the same way and are dead against this process and ,when […]

Today was a day full of visitors, which meant great activity in the kitchen,to prepare a lunch that will compliment our wine. Wine should always in our opinion be drunk with food to appreciate it to the full. The planning of a meal is of huge importance. I think of the guests, the weather, the […]

Following the trip to Utrecht in The Netherlands and the specialist wine fair.
The wine was  exceptionally well received. 
The importer has ordered the 2005 Regnie as he said that there was a growing demand for it in Holland.  We are sorting out the shipping of this wine today and look forward to developing the market in […]

This week we were in The Netherlands at our first specialist wine fair. Our wine was without exception very well received and today an importer has ordered some of our 2005 Regnie, we are delighted!