Every year, it feels like a quiet little miracle. Around March—sometimes earlier, depending on the winter—the first buds begin to appear on the vine canes. This moment is known as budbreak: when the vine, st...

With people drinking less and better, moderation very much a la mode, the days of by the glass bag in box vin de table are over.    For producers, it’s somewhat of a holy grail — when a wine is poured by the...

Ah yes, 2018. The year France lifted the World Cup trophy again (Allez les Bleus!), the year of “The Royal Wedding: Part II” with Prince Harry & Meghan... and we welcomed our first child—an unforgett...

The philosophy behind Cuve 8a When we set out to create Cuve 8a, the goal was simple: let the vineyard speak for itself. By eliminating oak aging, we allow the natural complexity of our gravelly clay-limest...

We’ve all been there—you open a bottle you’ve been saving for the perfect occasion, pour a glass, take a sip, and… oh no, it’s corked. That unmistakable musty aroma, the dull, flat flavors—definitely not wha...

Mastering Ripeness: the key to balanced wines As you should be aware, and we are extremely proud of the fact, our dear Thierry Garnaud was at the helm of Chateau Cheval Blancs' winemaking for 35 vintages, cr...

As the festive season ends, many turn to Dry January, a month-long pause from alcohol. While this can be an excellent initiative for some, others may find it challenging to go completely dry. Enter Red-Winu...

As the harvest winds down, a new stage begins in the winemaking process: malolactic fermentation, affectionately known as “MLF.” This essential step transforms the bright malic acid in our wine into a smoo...

The science behind wine aging slower in large formats, such as magnums (1.5L) or even larger bottles, comes down to the interaction between oxygen, the wine, and the ratio of liquid to air exposure in the ...

What's in a year? As you most likely know, the quality of a wine is heavily impacted by the climatic conditions of the year in which it was made. Simply put, the weather affects the quality of the grapes, si...

No rest post harvest! The work in our vineyard continues with remontage and écoulage—two crucial steps in the winemaking process. Without giving away too many of our winemaking secrets, we thought you might...

As previously stated, we aren’t going to switch to screw caps full time any time soon, and we produced a one off parcel to order for the wonderful people at SAS Airlines, for their Business Class none the ...

Chaptalisation, a winemaking technique named after the French chemist Jean-Antoine Chaptal, involves the addition of sugar to grape must during fermentation. It’s a practice in fact generally employed to in...

Bordeaux, surely the world’s most revered wine region, has a rich history intertwined with the development of one of the most essential tools in the wine world: the corkscrew. This modest invention has pla...

We’ve tasted & analysed grapes over various parcels. Some key takeaways before the beginning of the 2024 harvest, which we anticipate starting middle of next week: - One of the warmest & wettest wi...