Tag: France

Four religious statues on the cathedral in Reims

The German Blue Nun becomes French

Blue Nun is a German bestseller and legend (perhaps not for the best reasons), a riesling sold in a blue bottle with low alcohol content and high residual sweetness. 29 grams of sugar per litre

A very warm and sunny summer day

Which grape varieties to grow in a drier climate?

A new study by INRAE, a French research institute, in collaboration with the universities of Bordeaux and Québec, shows the tolerance of different grapes to drought. Coping with dry weather is a grape characteristic that

Vines in the vineyards at Domaine de l’Arbussele, Faugères, Languedoc

Almost 1500 new wine estates in France

In 2022, France saw the creation of 1,444 new wine estates, an increase of 3% compared to 2021. The winegrowers represent 10% of the 14,132 new agricultural estates started in 2022. These winegrowers operate an

Harvesting oak bark for cork, Alentejo, Portugal

France revives its cork oak forests

The fact that France has extensive oak forests is widely known, oak used for all the barrels. But France also has cork oaks. Once upon a time, there was a thriving industry around products from

A drip irrigation pipe with a drop of water

Easier to irrigate in France

Irrigation has always been strictly regulated in the European vineyards. But drought affects more and more wine vineyards, and the rules are loosened. It has been generally allowed in France for several years to irrigate

A wine shop in a small town in France

What wines do the French drink?

Wine consumption in France is decreasing year after year, but not evenly for all colours or appellations. The French now prefer white wines (190,000 more buyers between 2019 and 2022) to red wines (629,000 fewer

A drip irrigation pipe with a drop of water

Easier to irrigate in France

Irrigation has always been strictly regulated in the European vineyards. But drought affects more and more wine vineyards, and the rules are loosened. It has

A wine shop in a small town in France

What wines do the French drink?

Wine consumption in France is decreasing year after year, but not evenly for all colours or appellations. The French now prefer white wines (190,000 more

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