Category Archives: Bandol

Some of the best Bandols you can buy

I had a conversation with a fellow Bandol fan last night, at 67 Pall Mall in London. We exchanged ideas on the great wines of Bandol and the incredible differences between the wines, particularly interesting given the AOC is not large. We talked soil, and producers and years, decanting times and how wonderful Mourvedre is.…

In this interview below I meet Eric de Saint-Victor from Château de Pibarnon, in Bandol. We tasted some of his wines and discussed the history of Pibarnon, and how he thinks about both organic farming and wine-making, and the innovations he's trying out in the winery itself. I struggle to think of a more spectacular setting…

Domaine Tempier interview, on the excellent 2016 vintage, sustainability, biodiversity, and a new vineyard

Here's a second interview with Daniel Ravier, winemaker and general manager at Domaine Tempier in Bandol, Provence, on the latest thinking on sustainable practices and their new acquisition and what it means for the wines of Tempier. A longer interview, focusing a lot on climate change and winemaking can be found here. In this more…

Interview with Eric Boisseaux of Château Vannières, age worthy organic Bandol

Eric Boisseaux and his son, Charles-Eric, organically farm 32 hectares of prime land in Bandol, Provence. They make rose, white and red wines, but this post only refers to the reds they make. Eric's grandfather, originally from Burgundy, bought the property in 1956 and they've made beautiful wines ever since. I've been drinking a lot…

Jean-François Ott, Domaines Ott, on Provence and Bandol winemaking and consumer trust

In this podcast interview, I had a chat with Jean-François Ott about what consumers want from his wines and winemaking practices, his suspicion of certification schemes and the idea of further transparency in the wine industry. That's in the second half of the interview. In the first we chatted about experimentation in his winemaking and the…

La Bastide Blanche, biodynamic Bandol that’s truly worth exploring

Like many other properties in Bandol, there's not much about La Bastide Blanche in English on the web. That's a real shame given the quality of the wines and the biodynamic/organic approach that Stephane Bourret takes in making superb reds and some rose wines. I visited with a friend, last month and Stephane, like so many Bandol…

Domaine Gros’Noré and sustainable wine making in Bandol

Here's another post in my series about sustainable wine making in Bandol, France. This time, Domaine Gros’Noré, a wine hard to spell and even harder to pronounce, at least in English. I visited in March this year and interviewed Pascale Parodi, manager at Domaine Gros’Noré. I met the wine maker Alain Pascal, briefly, but he wanted to get…

Cédric Gravier of Domaine La Suffrene on sustainable wine making in Bandol

When you ask those who know about wine, about Bandol, the same names come up. Tempier is always top, and with good reason. See a previous post on their wines. Terrebrune is another, also with excellent reckoning behind it, although the wines are very different from Tempier. De Begude is also in the running, see…

Daniel Ravier of Domaine Tempier, on Bandol’s history, sustainability and future

"There's no way to translate wine making in French" says Daniel Ravier, director of Domaine Tempier in Bandol, France. Why? "Wine making doesn't mean anything, 95% of the job is done in the vines, if you want to have good wine, you must have good vines", he answers. A truism perhaps, but that belies the…

Podcast on sustainable wine making in Bandol, with Frederic Tomayan of Domaine de la Begude

Here's the first of half a dozen or so podcasts from Provence, particularly Bandol, which I will be publishing in the new few weeks. Bandol is fast becoming one of my favourite regions for wines in France. The reds can be truly stunning, the whites hard to find and superb with seafood and the rose…

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Category Archives: Bandol

Some of the best Bandols you can buy

Eric de Saint-Victor from Pibarnon on Bandol’s flavour profile, experimental biodynamics and much more

Domaine Tempier interview, on the excellent 2016 vintage, sustainability, biodiversity, and a new vineyard

Interview with Eric Boisseaux of Château Vannières, age worthy organic Bandol

Jean-François Ott, Domaines Ott, on Provence and Bandol winemaking and consumer trust

La Bastide Blanche, biodynamic Bandol that’s truly worth exploring

Domaine Gros’Noré and sustainable wine making in Bandol

Cédric Gravier of Domaine La Suffrene on sustainable wine making in Bandol

Daniel Ravier of Domaine Tempier, on Bandol’s history, sustainability and future

Podcast on sustainable wine making in Bandol, with Frederic Tomayan of Domaine de la Begude

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