Master Class with Olivier Poussier in Seoul...

                          Tiger International, our South Korean wine distributor, 
                                  has a gift for doing the right thing !

He has just arranged for Olivier Poussier, Best Sommelier in the World, 

to present our wines to over 80 Korean sommeliers during a

                                   "Sommelier Master Class" 

The Revue du Vin de France’s 2014 awards

Last week, in the reception rooms of Paris’s Bristol Hotel, the Revue du Vin de France unveiled the names of its 2014 prizewinners and invited us to join them over celebratory drinks and nibbles.

I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to meet fellow wine producers and exchange views 

with Denis Saverot, editor in chief of the Revue …

What’s more, the wine was delicious !

At last it’s cold … so pruning can gradually get under way !

The cold is here at last, twice last week early morning temperatures had dropped to

 -6°C !

The leaves have dropped off the vines …

So now, we can start pruning !

More good news !!!

More good news !!!  

From October

our tasting room will open

on Thurdays from 17.30 – 19.30

well as on existing days :

Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9.30 - 12.30

Some early vinification stages for the Reds…

In the first stage the grapes, Syrah here, are tipped onto a sorting table and checked. 

Then they are moved on for de-stemming.

Next, they fall onto a moving carpet and are sorted a second time, before being

gravity fed into the fermentation vat.

Four or five weeks later after regular circulation of the lees, the vat will be emptied

and the winewill be (almost …) ready !

Wednesday 18 September 2013, Our Trélans 2013 starts fermenting

Three photos to try to illustrate the fermentation of

Chenin and Vermentino grapes getting under way… 

Attacking the whites !

Under the clear September sunshine in ideal cool weather, 

we picked the Vermentino (top photo). Tomorrow, it’ll be the Chenin’s turn (lower photo) to enter the cellars…

Sunshine for the 2013 harvest…

After a short but intense rainy spell, the weather cheered up in the vineyard,

with cool nights and great days.

Picking started Wednesday 11th with the Merlot from Mas Garrigou which is destined for the 2013 Le Merle aux Alouettes !

The bunches are splendid and in outstanding condition …

Bangkok, launch of RESTAURANT APPIA

Friday 1 March in Bangkok, the APPIA restaurant with inspired Roman and Mediterranean cuisine, opened it doors with a splendid dinner based on Wines from Domaine Chabanon .

A huge success, the evening stretched late into Bangkok’s warm night.

Long Live APPIA !

Eight different wines can be served by the glass and at the right temperature from 2 distributors like these

On the left, Pierre, my business partner in Asia and joint owner of APPIA

Mediterranean vegetables …