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Cuvée de L’Artiste 2018 Chateau de Montdomaine
This 2018 Malbec (here called Côt) is a great example of the sunny vintage. It’s just packed with ripe bramble fruit and has lovely freshness.
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Happy New Year from the Loire valley!
Happy New Year to our friends all over the world. May this year be a happy and healthy one for all of us and may you carry on enjoying Loire valley wines.
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What’s been going on in the Loire valley vineyards in December 2019?
December is a busy time for growers as they turn to pruning their vines. A most important task as this sets the vines up for the coming year.
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What’s been going on in the Loire valley vineyards in November?
November is generally a quiet time in the vineyards although those that have a big area to prune sometimes start at this time of year.
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Porte Ouverte chez Michel Autran with La Table Rouge & Claire & Florent Bejon
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Our favourite bed and breakfasts in the Loire – The Manoir de Jouralem in Anjou
You may think we’re biased and you’d be right, we are. Mel and Hywel who run this lovely bed and breakfast are friends of ours.
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What’s been going on in the Loire valley vineyards in October?
You can expect to see less sweet wine from this area of the Loire in 2019 as rain came in the middle of picking and also growers made plenty in 2018.
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Wine Education – the diversity of Chenin Blanc
If you look carefully at a bunch of Chenin Blanc around harvest time you’ll notice that the grapes are not uniform in colour. Chenin is a magical grape.
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What’s going on in the Loire valley vineyards in September?
Picking in the Loire is still in full swing as we approach the end of September.
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Loire Harvest 2019
The Chenin Blanc grapes are now coming in as harvest continues here in the Loire valley.
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What’s going on in the Loire valley vineyards in August?
As we countdown to harvest it looks like 2019 may prove to be a tricky year for winemakers.
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What’s going on in the Loire valley vineyards in July?
More scorching weather and no rain for weeks. Young vines are dying and grapes are sunburnt. July has been another trying month for growers in the Loire.
