Vintage and travel reports from our own foreign correspondent, staff and producers

13.04.12
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Waterkloof Passion

Posted by mareec

Waterkloof … an insight into the why’s and how’s.

12.04.12
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Carignan Plantation

Posted by morvanec

Today, on a fruit day, we planted the Carignan in Saint Andeol! Everything went very well and I took heaps of pictures… Morvane

12.04.12
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Meet the real Tain workhorse!

Posted by mareec

Meet the real workhorse at Cave de Tain!

12.04.12
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Why don’t I get these gigs?!

Posted by mareec

If you were trying to get in touch with Paul Boutinot mid March, you would have been out of luck unless you were fortunate enough to be attending a wine dinners he was asked to host in … wait for it … …

12.04.12
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Macia Batle Memorable Tasting

Posted by nigelw

A lot of people in the UK have an image of Majorca (or as the Spanish call it Mallorca) as a holiday destination more suitable for the ‘18-30’ crowd, but away from popular tourist hot-spots, Mallorca is without doubt a …

06.04.12
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Boutinot South Africa Grape Harvest 2012

Posted by marindak

The grape-harvest is the culmination of the work in the vineyard and the beginning of the work in the winery. So naturally, a very exciting time for everyone involved. Boutinot vineyards are very site-specific. We believe that each vineyard will …

30.03.12
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Going Green!

Posted by catherineb

Congratulations to Emiliana who have been awarded ‘Green Company of the Year’ following more than a decade of dedication to their founding philosophies of sustainable farming.  The main award of the evening, granted by The Drinks Business at the 2012 …

16.03.12
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Prowein 2012

Posted by alisonl

We’ve just about recovered from another roaring success at Prowein this year, where Boutinot showed a huge range of fantastic wines from all over the world to a greatly appreciative audience! With a bigger and better stand this year, we …

14.03.12
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Mostly sunny……

Posted by marindak

is for sure an understated description of weather conditions under our South African skies, with temperatures reaching 45 degree C in some wine growing areas this week. Luckily, the growing season was mild to cool. The amount of ground waterlevels …

12.03.12
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Shiraz time!

Posted by marindak

A taste of what’s been happening in South Africa recently. It’s getting very exciting!