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Bergerac vineyard on Irish TV

If you’ve ever considered being part of the French wine harvest then have a look at RTE’s video on Chateau Haut Garrigue in Saussignac west of  Bergerac – see www.rte.ie
Caroline & Sean Feely purchased the vineyard 4 years ago, and have developed a biodynamic, organic vineyard which is winning great acclaim from winelovers and professionals.

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Wine grape harvest underway in Alsace

Across France much of the landscape and many small villages have stirred into frenetic activity with the start of the annual grape harvest – some areas have been busy for weeks already, whilst others may not start until later in September or even later if they are very high or concentrating on late-harvest (vendanges tardives)

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Loire Valley wines in Bourgueil

[ August 15, 2009; ]

A great way to try (and to buy) wines in the Loire Valley is offered on Saturday 15 August 2009 with a wine festival being held in the streets of Bourgueil (37 Indre et Loire, Centre) – Fete des Vins du Val de Loire hopefully the weather will be fine as it is in the

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Domaine Treloar near Perpignan (and Bristol)

[ July 10, 2009 to July 12, 2009. ] Exhibiting at Bristol’s Wine Festival (10-12 July 2009) will be Domaine Treloar, a small vineyard in the Roussillon region of southern France.

We are a small, high-quality vineyard and winery in the Roussillon, France’s most exciting wine region.Owned and operated by Jonathan Hesford and Rachel Treloar.
As Vignerons Indépendants, we grow all the grapes, make the wine

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Tranquility near Cognac

A British-owned gite/B&B near Cognac offering calm and tranquility is to be discovered  at Cherac near Cognac (17 Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes) within easy reach of the A10 autoroute north of Bordeaux.
Just 11km from Cognac the region offers everything from the obvious attractions of Cognac (and Pineau des Charentes) production to ancient Roman and pre-historic artefacts, coast

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Macon wine fair 2009

[ April 17, 2009 to April 19, 2009. ] [caption id="attachment_1790" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Macon Salon des Vins"][/caption]

The Salon des Vins at Macon (71 Saone-et-Loire, Rhone_) is one of the biggest and most important wine fairs in France – for the professional a medal from Macon is prized, whilst for the consumer it offers great choice of wines to taste. Even locally there is a

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