The vines begin to budge. Depending on the region, the stages oscillate between “swelling of the buds” and “two spread leaves”.
The vineyard of Languedoc runs along the Mediterranean Sea, from Nîmes to the lake of Leucate. It leans inland on the foothills of the Cevennes, the Black Mountain and will nestle to the feet of the eastern Pyrenees.
From two thousand years of history, the Loire Valley vineyards, the 3rd largest French wine region, is characterized by a great diversity of climates and soils giving birth to a wide variety of wines.
Bordeaux owes its distinction as the first AOC vineyard in France to the great diversity of its high quality terroirs. There is in this wide range of fine wines something to delight all lovers, for all occasions and in a wide range of prices.
For oenology lovers, the richness of the wine is above all the diversity of the different grape varieties, white or red, and the specificities of the regions where the grapes flourish. The appellations are the literal translation of this complex universe, which combines the contribution of the vine, the influence of the terroir and the work of the winemaker.
The Bourgogne wines producers travel around France and lead tastings near you until December 31st.
It’s at the beginning to fight against fraud, that was gradually built the concept of Denomination of Origin, from the beginning of the XXth century (law of 1905).
With the summery hot season, the vine grew at full speed.
” The vegetation explodes. The vine took three leaves in the weekend “, reports François Dal from Sicavac in Sancerre, on April 23rd.
A new series of documentaries dedicated to wine and broadcasted on a web TV has been launched: “Wine Masters”. Season 1, out of 7 planned, is dedicated to French vineyards.
In December the vine is immersed in its long winter sleep. A rest that does not enjoy the winemaker. For him, fresh season rhymes with dry pruning. A long step during which it is necessary to eliminate more than 80% of the vine shoots appeared past year.
