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Our 2024 harvest photo journal

Our 2024 harvest photo journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Sep 2024

September is harvest month for us, so unsurprisingly it’s been a busy one. Please forgive this lengthy journal of pictures, which is really designed for you to scroll through when you have the t

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Clocking up 25 years – August news

Clocking up 25 years – August news

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Aug 2024

A quarter of a century. Blimey. It’s the end of the summer holidays, our twentysomething children have left this week and we made the decision yesterday, Friday, to start the harvest t

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July photo journal

July photo journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Jul 2024

We hope you’re enjoying a fine summer. It’s been a scorcher in south west France this week. On Monday, we came on the train down to Spain on the hottest day of the year so far at home. Our thr

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Sunak’s wine legacy

Sunak’s wine legacy

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 29th Jun 2024

“So today, we are taking advantage of leaving the EU to announce the most radical simplification of alcohol duties for over 140 years.” Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech as Chancellor, October 2021.

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May review and photo journal

May review and photo journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st May 2024

May is always a crazy month and this year’s no different. The weather has been less than clement of late, with rather a lot of rain, and we need the sun now before the all-important floweri

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April review - Tom Gilbey, marathon wine guy

April review - Tom Gilbey, marathon wine guy

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Apr 2024

For this month’s missive we’re turning our attention to our great friend Tom Gilbey and his fantastic achievement of running the London Marathon while blind tasting and guessing 25 different wines

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Bordeaux 2023 weather and crop report

Bordeaux 2023 weather and crop report

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 12th Apr 2024

This won't be for everyone but our infamous Bordeaux weather and crop report for 2023 was published this morning on Jancis Robinson's fine wine website and by Liv-ex, the fine wine marketplace.Here

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Going green – March photo journal

Going green – March photo journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 29th Mar 2024

Good Friday is one of those strange days when it’s a day off in the UK but not a holiday in France – like Boxing Day in fact. A sensible compromise might be for us to take half a day off.Angela is

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January photo journal

January photo journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Jan 2024

We hope you’ve had a peaceful and healthy start to the year and all good wishes for 2024.Our 2023 whites and rosés have just been blended in the winery and they’ll be bottled at the end of February

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