Hello! David S is currently away seeing to some family issues in the United Kingdom, he has asked Lauren and I to keep the blogasphere alive and kicking. This is me on the right examining a fine bottle of French wine on my last trip to Cardan. Quickly an update about the Vines! One of […]
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A short plane ride to Sydney and back is a great quiet opportunity to read through several downloaded or printed media articles. Following up one of our Twitter messages, I checked out an article promoted by respected Hong Kong based wine journo and Master of Wine, Debra Meiburg. It was interesting to read that New […]
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Thank you for all your kind emails and encouragement this week. And from the data that I can see, the visit and assistance of Jean Luc Daubisse was also a very popular and newsworthy activity. Below, I have attached the link to Soeur Petite’s excellent photos from last Saturday’s work in the winery. The wine […]
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Pascale, our vigneron, sent me an email this morning with the latest news. The primary main fermentation or “maceration” is complete. On Friday, she completed the final “pump over” of the juice onto the cap in the top of the vat. And yesterday – Saturday – the team “racked off” the juice into containers, pressed […]
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A successful harvest doesn’t make a good wine!! The harvest went well last Saturday and that has started the next part of the process. Thank you again to the team, friends and neighbours who participated. I hope it was great day. We are only making one “first label” wine – no second “cru”!! So while […]
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Our vigneron, Pascale, has just texted me to report “ That’s it, all finished, the grapes are in the vat. Everything went well!” Thank you Pascale and congratulations. What an achievement. Here is the link to the pictures…. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=290384&id=337333082525
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The winery fitting out continues to progress towards a successful completion mid next week. Thank you Gilles Jacquot, our Project Manager at Le Temps des Travaux for your persistence and determination. The walls are now plastered, the doors are in place and the final cable installation will take place on Wednesday together with the delivery […]
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You may recall our mini blog and excitement some months back when we found a ladybird back in the vines. Sœur Petite joined Pascale and I for the final inspection of the vines before harvesting and we found a bird’s nest on top of the main spur of one of the vines. Let’s be honest, […]
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Our stainless steel fermentation vat or “cuve” has arrived at the factory of Lévêque et Fils in Cadillac. As you can see from the photo, it looks beautiful – this is very exciting. We can now definately make wine this year, which given the fantastic health of the grapes, is very encouraging. Christian Lévêque and […]
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It is fantastic to be back in Cardan amongst our friends and supporters here. Thank you for the kind welcome, as always. Too much to write – where shall I start? I will write a paragraph today and probably some more closer to the weekend. The first immediate observation is the vines themselves. It is […]
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