Domaine Michel Gros 2023 Vendange Day 4 – Sept 13th
Wednesday – typed 02/10/2023 This was a very interesting day I thought – in retrospect; but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I wasn’t in the best of moods initially, having been kept awake past 2.00 a.m. by the noise made by the blasted Belgians. The morning dawned… Read More
the return of the mark – domaine arlaud’s harvest diary…
Arlaud Vendange 2015 – Monday 7th Sept 2015 ( and un peu Sunday) Sunday :- Bonjour toute le monde ! Je suis arrive !!! In Morey-St-Denis that is for my 8th vendange avec le premier equipe de Morey. Various conflicting potential start dates by email to my banking day… Read More
london times – some improvement + remember bill baker
Whilst the spelling of the ‘leader’ is improving (though not at the top of your browser window – the HTML page title), I’m a little perplexed: Is Jane MacQuitty really talking about the same vintage today, that she was talking about 5 or 6 days ago? I must… Read More
13. A technical glossary
04. How grapes get into a glass
In the Côte d’Or it all starts with the “ban de vendanges”… Actually that was until 2006 when the ‘ban de vendanges’ was discontinued. Since at least the 1400s, the ‘ban’ was the legal starting date of the harvest, specific to each appellation – you could wait to harvest, but… Read More