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Hot, dry and hoping for rain
Summer has arrived in the Languedoc! Over the next few weeks we expect many visitors to travel here for their injection of sunshine and...
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May 18, 20232 min read
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Fall in love with Viognier
April 28 is international Viognier day! Although we love to celebrate Viognier year-round, we'll take any excuse to promote this...
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Apr 28, 20232 min read
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Heerlijk Nederland! Lovely Netherlands
Laura, Laurent Miquel's brand ambassador, recently embarked on a trip to the Netherlands, hosted by our Dutch wine importer Verbunt...
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Apr 13, 20233 min read
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ProWein & Sustainability
ProWein 2023 is done! It's incredible to think we're almost into April now. It was a busy fair in Düsseldorf this year, with a truly...
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Mar 23, 20232 min read
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Isn't all wine vegan?
What is it that makes a wine suitable for vegans? Many people are confused about the concept of a wine being vegan-friendly, a common...
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Mar 14, 20231 min read
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Regenerative Agriculture - what is it?
As 8th generation wine growers, we think of ourselves as guardians of the land. In light of the urgency of the climate crisis, we began...
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Mar 7, 20232 min read
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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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Jan 31, 20231 min read
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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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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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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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Dec 1, 20224 min read
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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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Nov 29, 20222 min read
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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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Nov 1, 20221 min read
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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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Oct 13, 20222 min read
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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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Sep 22, 20222 min read
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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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Aug 29, 20222 min read
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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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Aug 9, 20222 min read
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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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Jul 19, 20222 min read
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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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Jul 14, 20221 min read
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It's getting hotter ...
It's getting hot out here...
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Jun 25, 20222 min read
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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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Jun 14, 20222 min read
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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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May 31, 20222 min read
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