by Domaine La Tasque | Jun 30, 2017 | General
Syrah pre veraison This very green photo is of a fine looking bunch of Syrah grapes. The next stage is ‘veraison’, when the grapes turn red which should start in 2 to 3 weeks. The whole vineyard is looking extremely green at the moment. The vines are much bushier than...
by Domaine La Tasque | Feb 27, 2017 | General
Pruning Syrah Started pruning the Syrah today. Sunny with a light breeze so perfect weather for it. So nice that the ladybirds ventured out too. Pruning...
by Domaine La Tasque | Feb 15, 2017 | General
Raindrops on …vines! Last year was one of the driest on record, which is why we are very happy that it has been raining for several days now. The road up to our vines was impassable yesterday. And when we did manage to get past it this morning, we found a very large...
by Domaine La Tasque | Oct 1, 2016 | General, News
Harvest 2016, cont’d We have harvested the rest of our Syrah and all of our Carignan. Ripe, healthy grapes but tiny yield The grapes are perfectly ripe and beautifully healthy – just not many of them. The Carignan grapes are particularly small so we...
by Domaine La Tasque | Jul 10, 2015 | General
The grapes are looking good but still very green. Yields are very low in the Carignan vineyard but here’s a particularly good looking bunch. Carignan grapes – still green
by | Oct 22, 2014 | General
The mild weather we have had throughout October has encouraged malolactic conversion. Here you can see the tell-tale bubbles winking at the brim in a barrel of Syrah.
