vine pruning techniques The aim of pruning is to encourage the vine into a desired shape, select the best of last year’s shoots and restrict growth. Terminology : Shoots – The current year’s new growth…

Goats were first introduced into France by the Arabs during the Saracen invasion.

Goat breeding was developed particularly in the Poitiers region, where, in 732, the famous Battle of Poitiers took place between the Saracen troops and the French, led by Charles Martel.

“It serves no proper meals, just dégustation, samples of its retail selection of seafood. It has no tables, so you cannot book one. It doesn’t advertise and has no website. It closes at 7 pm,…

By Ellen Hall Mas Boutet is a place apart, a reminder of a less frenetic epoch when you planted trees and watched them grow. Even the entrance takes on the meaning of “to entrance”. The…

Domaine Lauriga From her infancy in Algeria, Jacqueline Clar’s passion was horticulture. Her much loved Grandfather, a natural gardener and florist, had had a rose named after him, specialised in artichokes and citrus fruits and…

Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée explained. by Jonathan Hesford of Domaine Treloar I find a lot of people ask me what is the difference between Vin de Table, Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée…

This may not come as a revelation to many, but I think the main problem with French wine is CONFUSION, much of which is intentional. 1) Too many small appellations which confuse us about what…