Beauty of winter sceneries in the Bertranges forest, magnified by the photograph Christophe Deschanel.
Merry Christmas and all the best for 2021 !
In 1910 in December, cellar work was marked by racking (or breaking), the use of grape marc and cellar maintenance and cleaning work. Here is what can be read in the Wine Trade Directory in 1910 : Breaking – For some wines, it is customary at this time to perform a first racking […]
American white oak (Quercus alba) belongs to the Fagaceae family. Deciduous tree, American white oak high is between 25 and 45 meters and its lifespan is up to 600 years. American white oak has a very large crown with a rounded shape and massive scaffold branches. Leaves are 8 to 23cm long by 4 to […]
In 1910 in December, work in the vineyard was marked by the start of pruning and maintenance or preparation work for the planting of the plots. Here is what we can read in the Wine Trade Directory in 1910 : Winter pruning – We only start this operation in the South and the […]
In view of the hyper-concentration of the world population in urban areas and because of the climate change, cities develop more and more innovative projects to turn green their city centers and the peri-urban areas. Among the different methods developed in recent years to create sustainable and resilient urban forest, the one of the Japanese […]
In 1910 in November, the cellar work was marked by late vinification for sweet wines or straw wines and monitoring of wines in barrels. Here is what you can read in the Wine Trade Directory in 1910 : Preparation of liqueur wines – These wines are generally made with very ripe grapes. A […]
Spanish oak (Quercus hispanica), also known as Lucombe oak, belongs to the Fagaceae family. It received this name in 1783 because Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck thought this oak was coming from Gibraltar. Subpersistent tree, Spanish oak high is between 15 and 35 meters. Its bark is partially corky and its crown is generally semi-open. Leaves are […]
Closely related to both forests and woods of which they are the guardian divinities, Dryads are nymphs from Greek mythology often represented with a crown made of oak leaves and/or forming a choir of dance around a tree. In the iconography, Dryads sometimes appear as an embodied tree. Furthermore, they are often associated to Pan, […]
In 1910 in November, work in the vineyard was marked by provignage, soil maintenance and stakes. Here is what you can read in the Wine Trade Directory in 1910 : Culture – In November we start the provignage and, if the branches are sufficiently hardened, the submersions and the shoring. We carry out […]
