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Teint is a French word and it means tint, dye, stain. A cépage teinturier is a grape variety that stains, dyes or tints. So what makes that different?

Lightening flashes illuminated the sky throughout the night. We lay in bed waiting for the storm to come but it never did.

Another week begins and I start the day by making a batch of raison scones. Just four ingredients – flour, cream, lemonade and raisins. How easy is that?

Do you know the difference between a lieu-dit and a hameau. Do you know what either of them means?

I’m a day late getting my monthly newsletters out. Totally inexcusable. It’s not as if I’ve been too busy is it. I hope my subscribers will forgive me.

Another frosty start to the day. It seems like temperatures are going to be low for most of the week. I think of the vignerons often at the moment.

Unfortunately it looks like the temperature is due to dip below zero this week which is very bad news for local vignerons.

This is an easy peasy recipe that is great fun to serve at the table. A succulent piece of cod on a bed of semi dried tomatoes with fresh basil and thyme.

Rice and lentils together are a perfect combination. Add in some spices, a slow cooked caramelised onion and a touch of sweetnes and you have deliciousness.

The bousse de corne is one of the most important preparations used in bio-dynamic viticulture and is applied to the vineyard in Spring and Autumn.

Wine professionals often talk about residual sugar in wine but the average wine drinker is a little unclear about what this term actually means.

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.