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

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…

Three ways the wine industry can become more sustainable

A writer penning a piece on sustainable wine asked me for some thoughts on what the wine industry can do to be more sustainable. Here's my list of three below. There's a lot more one could say about these, and other issues, of course, but I wanted to keep it fairly short. So here's my…

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…

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…

Organic vs Biodynamic: Q&A podcast with Peter Work of Ampelos vineyards, California

Back in September this year, driving through California's central coast (see last two posts and podcasts with Richard Sanford at Alma Rosa here and with Bob Lindquist of Qupe here ), I stopped off to meet Peter Work at Ampelos vineyards. Peter and his wife Rebecca have an 82 acre ranch, with some 46,00 vines. They grow primarily…

Richard Sanford of Alma Rosa on Pinot Noir, sustainability and wine making in California

In the audio interview below we talked about how Richard got started making wine in the Santa Rita area in the early 1970s and how things have changed since then. Richard was the first to plant Pinot Noir west of Buellton in 1971. Since then he founded Alma Rosa vineyards and has been added to the…

Domaine de Trévallon, Provence legends, on organic, biodynamic, natural yeasts and adding water to wine, or not

It's hard to write much about Domaine de Trévallon that hasn't been written. I first heard about it from Luke Wilson, owner at the fantastic London eatery, 8 Hoxton Square. He had two bottles of the 1998 in his 'secret' wine book and raved about the wine as a winemakers favourite. So of course, my…

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…

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Category Archives: Uncategorised

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

Three ways the wine industry can become more sustainable

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

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

Organic vs Biodynamic: Q&A podcast with Peter Work of Ampelos vineyards, California

Richard Sanford of Alma Rosa on Pinot Noir, sustainability and wine making in California

Domaine de Trévallon, Provence legends, on organic, biodynamic, natural yeasts and adding water to wine, or not

Domaine Gros’Noré and sustainable wine making in Bandol

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

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