by Domaine La Tasque | 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...
by Domaine La Tasque | 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...
by Domaine La Tasque | 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...
by Domaine La Tasque | 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...
by Domaine La Tasque | Oct 17, 2017 | General
The 2017 harvest is over. The grapes have been picked, fermentation has finished and we pressed the wines a couple of days ago. Quantity is excellent but very, very small quantities. Here are some photos of the 2017 harvest. Handpicking, (very) small batch...
by Domaine La Tasque | Jul 12, 2017 | General, Organic
Some bugs in our Carignan vineyard The vineyard is a busy with bugs at the moments. Mercifully none that are harmful to the grapes. These photos were taken yesterday in our Carignan vineyard. This elegant fella is difficult to spot. First time I’ve seen one of these...
