It’s all Greek – Assyrtiko explained

It’s all Greek – Assyrtiko explained

by | Jul 16, 2021 | General

Assyrtiko is a  Greek grape variety, best known in Santorini where it produces rich, minerally white wines of great power and complexity. In March 2020 we planted 1500 Assyrtiko vines on our land near Bize-Minervois. So why did we decide to plant this defiantly greek...
Little green grapes

Little green grapes

by | Jun 18, 2021 | General

Flowering has finished and the tiny grapes have set. We can now see the likely crop for 2021. It is hard to imagine that these will be beautiful, plump black grapes in 3 months time. The Syrah and Grenache vineyards in Bize Minervois have a good healthy crop. Grenache...
Lundi Live from the vineyard

Lundi Live from the vineyard

by | Jun 14, 2021 | General

Join us for lundi live on Facebook every Monday morning at 9am French time (8am UK) and find out what it’s like to be a grape farmer in the South of France.   Every Monday morning during the growing season we, Simon and Juliet, tour our vineyards and chat about...

Come and see us at Domaine La Tasque

by | Jul 7, 2020 | General

This summer, join us for vineyard walks and tastings of 4 wines amongst the vines. Come for an evening stroll through our beautiful vineyards and learn about growing grapes and what it’s really like to make wine in the south of France.  For more details see Tuesday 21...