Tagged with "wine education"
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Loire vineyard update – secondary buds
Since the devastating frosts we had last month, all our attention has been focussed on whether or not the secondary buds would bear fruit.
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Life in the Loire 10th May 2021 – spare a thought for the animatrice.
So, this weekend I was that woman in the supermarket that you try not to make eye contact with. The one trying to sell you something.
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From frost to drought in 2021. A few stats from the Loire.
Drier than 1976? Drier than 2003? Yes, Indre et Loire has had the lowest rainfall these past few months since records began in 1959.
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Vouvray frost update 27th April 2021
We had a wander around the vineyards in Noizay, Vernou sur Brenne and Chancay yesterday. Three villages within the Vouvray appellation.
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Wine education. What’s the cost of frost? How does aspersion work?
The least used (but most effective) way of fighting frost here in the Loire is to use aspersion. Sprinkling water over the vines.
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Wine education. So what’s the cost of frost? Lighting candles in the vines.
This past week has been a tough one for growers in the Loire as they battle to save their 2021 crop. So what’s the cost of frost?
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Wine education – what’s all the fuss about soil?
Soil. We take it for granted don’t we? How often do we think about soil?
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Wine education – what is Orange wine?
You might have tasted an ‘orange’ wine already or have heard about it but not know exactly what it is. They’re all the rage!
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Wine education – judging a wine by its concentration
I hear it often. Red wines from the Loire don’t measure up to the big bold flavours of wines from Australia or California. Is that true?
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Wine education. Did you know about Côt?
Did you know that here in the Loire we grow Malbec? Yes, the grape variety that you may think belongs to Argentina. Actually it’s French!
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Savennières – comparing 2 very different wines.
Following our lively Zoom tasting on Saturday, I wanted to share my thoughts on two of the wines that I tasted during our session.
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Food & wine pairing. When everything comes together in perfect harmony.
Once in a while everything just comes together with food and wine and it can sometimes be when you’re least expecting it.