From the monthly archives:

June 2010

Domaine Peyres Roses: finely-engineered bio vineyards

June 27, 2010

Astrid and Olivier Bonnafont work their Domaine Peyres Roses vineyard in Gaillac with missionary-serious bio zeal. No chemicals or artificial fertilizers are used on the vines or in their wines. A horse is used to cultivate the vineyard, and they’ve recently obtained a pump that sprays, using the action of its wheels being turned, the [...]

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Vinécole: A Languedoc-Roussillon wine education

June 9, 2010

The Languedoc-Roussillon, extending from Nîmes and Montpellier in the east and reaching as far southwest as the Spanish border, is arguably the most exciting wine region in the world. About a quarter of all wine-producing vines in France are located here, with the topography and soil types ranging from the dry, low-lying, scrubland-on-limestone soils of [...]

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Johnny Couchman and his amazing spraying machine

June 3, 2010

During my recent visit to Domaine Sarabande in Faugères, I came across a fantastical piece of agricultural equipment that seemed to be equal part H.G. Wells “War of the Worlds” and NASA lunar rover. Upon closer examination, I noticed nozzles on the inside of its four spider-like legs, and I realized that it was a [...]

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