Wintry Weather in the Languedoc
Mid-January brought quite a bit of snow, especially at the higher altitudes of Domaine les Auzines. It's still quite cold in our region,...
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laurawinespecialis
- Jan 10
- 1 min
Pruning Season has begun!
The winter season is a period of tidying up in the vineyards, cutting away the dead wood of the previous harvest to leave a few of the...
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laurawinespecialis
- Dec 1, 2022
- 4 min
Harvest Report 2022
General Overview of Languedoc-Roussillon A cooler spring and a slow start to the summer morphed into brutal and intense heat in mid-June...
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laurawinespecialis
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Looking to a More Sustainable Future
With COP27 having recently ended in Egypt, the topic of climate change is once again top of the agenda for governments across the world....
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laurawinespecialis
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
On the road again...
We are delighted to once again have the opportunity to visit our clients and consumers in Europe. Last week, our brand ambassador spent a...
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laurawinespecialis
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
Swinging into autumn!
Autumn is such a busy time in wine - the labour put into the vineyard all comes together at once and it's suddenly frantic with harvest....
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laurawinespecialis
- Sep 22, 2022
- 2 min
From Vine to Wine!
From vineyard to winery, the transformation of grapes to wine begins for vintage 2022, now that the grapes are harvested! At Laurent...
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laurawinespecialis
- Aug 29, 2022
- 2 min
Harvest 2022!
It's the most exciting time of year at the vineyard - harvest began quite early, in the second week of August, for some of our Chardonnay...
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laurawinespecialis
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
En vacances! Holidays in Ireland
We are in Ireland for a couple of weeks and have been very lucky with the weather! August is proving to be sunny and warm in my home...
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laurawinespecialis
- Jul 19, 2022
- 2 min
Garrigue is the scent of Syrah
Our vineyards are a haven of natural biodiversity, especially Domaines les Auzines. Thanks to its rocky hills there are wild herbs...
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laurawinespecialis
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Bastille Day! A national holiday
14 July is France's national holiday - Bastille day - which commemorates the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, and the unity of...
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laurawinespecialis
- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
It's getting hotter ...
It's getting hot out here...
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laurawinespecialis
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min
A Dutch Visit - prachtig!
We were so happy to get back to one of our favourite countries last week - the Netherlands. Our brand ambassador Laura visited a...
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laurawinespecialis
- May 31, 2022
- 2 min
7. How lovely to see you again! .... Winemaker diaries, by Neasa Corish-Miquel
Prowein, the world's largest wine fair, takes place in Düsseldorf in Germany every year and hosts up to 7000 visitors and exhibitors....
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laurawinespecialis
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
6. A Man on a Mission
On a post harvest trip to Bordeaux in the mid nineties, a young and enthusiastic Laurent shared his plans to create fine wines from the...
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laurawinespecialis
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
5. What's in a Glass? - Winemaker diaries, by Neasa Corish-Miquel
Laurent inherited his father Henri's love of the land and an in-depth understanding of its potential. Like his father however, Laurent...
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laurawinespecialis
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
4. GETTING TO GRIPS WITH TERROIR - Winemaker Diaries, by Neasa Corish-Miquel
As wine growers in the Languedoc, it can be frustrating to encounter the cynicism that accompanies conversations about...
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laurawinespecialis
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
3. Sustainability & Accountability - Winemaker diaries, by Neasa Corish-Miquel
We hold ourselves accountable to our sustainability pledge summarised in the 5 badges below: 1. 8th generation family winemakers 2....
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laurawinespecialis
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
2. A Sustainable Future - Winemaker diaries, by Neasa Corish-Miquel
“Why not?” is a question we ask ourselves a lot. Laurent is known as “the Thinker” and his questioning spirit is what led to his...
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neasa11
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
1. IT TAKES TWO... Wine Diaries, by Neasa Corish-Miquel
A love story as old as time itself … a young woman goes to France for the summer, meets a guy, falls in love and follows him to France....
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