Spring news The spring mildness of February and March is already giving us a glimpse of the start of the season on the hills of Gigondas! Fortunately, the cool nights are tempering down nature’s enthusiasm, which is slowly beginning to awaken. The cherry trees are blossoming and the first leaves are beginning to appear. In…

We are so pleased that our growers at Dourthe Vineyards have gone through an extensive and rigorous process and are now 100% certified Terra Vitis and HVE3 (Haute Valeur Environnementale). Many of our suppliers are doing more for the environment and their people. Environmental principles at Vignobles Dourthe For Dourthe, protecting the environment is not…

Summer has finally arrived in Piedmont. After a quite rainy spring we now have beautiful days with a lot of sun and good temperatures. At this point of the ripening process, heat is very important for our growing grapes. On the other hand, the rain is important in the first part of spring because it can…

A WORD FROM THE CEO…. It all began with a piece of collaborative research undertaken by Dourthe and Denis Dubourdieu, in response to an ambitious mission to create a fine dry, white Bordeaux wine. The focus on Sauvignon blanc, winemaking methods devised by Denis Dubourdieu, together with the ground breaking partnership established with a core of…

Lawson’s Dry Hills celebrates 25 years at the forefront of the Marlborough wine industry In 1992, amongst Barbara Kendall winning gold at the Barcelona olympics, the move to MMP, Shortland Street airing for the first time and The Exponents being awarded single of the year, Ross and Barbara Lawson quietly started selling wine under their…

Our friends at Mauro Molino Winery share with us news about the Harvest 2017 at the winery and  the also Langhe area. This year we have started picking considerably earlier than the norm. The grapes were in a great state of health. Dolcetto and Barbera fruits gave us wines with a beautiful and bright colour. We have…

Domaine des Entrefaux – Crozes Hermitage, 3 October The harvest lasted about 3 weeks and ended on the 27th September. We enjoyed a beautiful weather, and a beautiful quality! For the whites, the quantity is there; a little less probably for the reds Without doubt a beautiful vintage … we are spoiled, compared to many…

Domaine du Chardonnay – Chablis, 5 October 2017 2017 reveals once again that the weather directly affects the volume and quality of the crop but also the mood…. This year 2017 began with difficulty with spring frosts, as early as April. Temperatures down to -6 ° were recorded. Mechanisms were put in place to save…