by | Jan 10, 2014 | News
Pruning Carignan Today we started on one of the most important annual vineyard tasks – pruning. Important because it is a major determinant of yield and of the way the vine grows during the season and the position of shoots, leaves and grapes. The goal is to...
by | Dec 13, 2013 | News
Friday the 13th. A perfect day for a quality control exercise. Tasting random bottles of Lou Cayla 2012, taken from different cases to check the consistency of the closure (procork). Happy to report that all the bottles were consistent, free of cork taint and the wine...
by | Nov 29, 2013 | News
Window shopping for winery equipment We trotted off to Montpellier yesterday and spent a thoroughly enjoyable day at SITEVI, a bi-annual fair which showcases the very latest agricultural and winery equipment. This was good timing as we plan to transform an old barn...
by | Nov 10, 2013 | News
Harvesting saffron at Domaine Lou Cayla We’ve done the grape harvest, now it’s time to bring in the saffron crop, using the most junior members of the team. The crocus flowers smell absolutely wonderful, of honey rather than saffron. Each crocus has just...
by | Nov 5, 2013 | News
Basket press Just to show that you don’t need high-tech equipment to make wine, here are some photos of us pressing our Syrah and Carignan. We used an old basket press, borrowed from our neighbour Didier, which is perfect for small batch winemaking. We tasted...
by | Oct 22, 2013 | News
Celebrating the end of the 2013 harvest Last Saturday, we headed down to the Roussillon for an end of harvest party, organised by fellow MW, Justin Howard-Sneyd of Domaine of the Bee. It was a very relaxed affair with mainly Roussillon winemakers, tired after a long,...
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