The story of Domaine La Tasque, in photos
I have been trying without success to load a slideshow onto the website. So here is a selection of still photos, with captions, which shows what we do in the vineyards and cellar to make Domaine La Tasque. Alternatively, view the slideshow on https://www.facebook.com/latasque/

Carignan in the spring with Renault 4

Carignan in the snow

Winter – ‘false roquette’ in Carignan

Our Syrah vineyard

Flowering

Pruning Syrah

Canopy management – Syrah. Who knew it was such fun?

Green harvesting Syrah in 2015.

Syrah

Hand harvesting Carignan

Hand harvesting Carignan

Happy harvesters – Syrah 2014

Carignan grapes harvested into 12 kg boxes

Harvesting Syrah and loading it into the trailer of ‘the beast’

Yet another interesting mode of transport for grapes to the winery. This time a Citroen HY.

Back to the winery. This is why we are called Domaine La Tasque

Destemming

Grape stems, ready to go back to the vineyard for compost

Filling the wooden fermenter with Syrah

Syrah

This time fermenting in stainless steel

Basket press

Emptying the tank

Cleaning the tank – whoever said winemaking was glamorous?

Ageing in barrel

The barrel cellar at Domaine La Tasque

Bottling 2014 vintage

Press wine

Dusting bottles

Ageing in bottle

Capsuling

Mathilda

Capsuling

labelling

Cork for 2014 vintage – the personal touch

Cartons

Syrah ready for sale

Carignan 2014

Launch party for 2014 vintage

2014 vintage launch

2014 vintage launch