2014 – the year of the drought?

2014 – the year of the drought? Jean-Dominique is worried. He is an agricultural engineer who consults to over 50 vineyards from Frontignan to Fitou and he has never seen a year like it. If 2003 was the year of the canicule ‘heatwave’, 2013 of the latest vintage in...

Tanks

Wooden tank + others With only three months to go we need to get everything ready for the harvest and until this morning, our winery was completely empty. Today we have taken possession of 5 tanks of various sizes, from a friend who has scaled down her winemaking...

Fruit set

Fruit set on Syrah There has been a good, even flowering on the Syrah. Here is a peek at the first tiny berries that will be eventually be the 2014...

Floraison

Flowering begins in the Syrah Photo taken 22nd May.

Reflections on MW symposium

Weird and wonderful facts from MW Symposium   I’ve just returned from an intensive four days tasting and listening to inspirational speakers at the MW Symposium in Florence. It was an excellent trip – we were looked after so well by our Italian hosts and it was a...

Review of Lou Cayla 2012

Lovely review of Domaine Lou Cayla and our 2012 from southfrance.com Domaine Lou Cayla, IGP Aude, 2012 Red wine : Syrah, Carignan South France Wine Selection I enjoyed meeting Juliet Bruce Jones at the monthly wine tasting at Bouchons et Tradition in Argeliers....