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7 wines to taste at Vinisud

This is part of my guide to ViniSud 2012. Vinisud is a massive wine trade fair in Montpellier.  It’s easy to get lost in the sea of mediterranean winemakers, so I’ve compiled a list of southern French...

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Guide to ViniSud 2012

Every two years, I meet lots and lots of people at ViniSud who are there for their first time.  If you’re not a part of the trade specialized in Mediterranean wines, it can be an overwhelming...

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Outsiders Multimedia Wine Tasting at Vinisud

This is part of my guide to ViniSud 2012 The 2012 edition of Vinisud includes a space devoted to the web called Pavilion 2.0 I’ll be spending a lot of time there.  Additionally, I’ll be doing a...

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Guide to ViniSud OFF events

This is part of my guide to ViniSud 2012 Like all the great music and art festivals, Vinisud draws a lot of talent to the area where it’s held (Montpellier).  So every day, after the fair ends, the...

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Another list of winemakers at Vinisud

This is part of my guide to ViniSud 2012 For lists of winemakers at Vinisud that I know very well, try 7 wines that tell a story or 8 Outsiders at Vinisud. There has been a big response to the Vinisud...

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Chateauneuf du Pape – St Marc

Every year the producers of Chateauneuf du Pape have a blind tasting of their new vintage and they vote on who has the best cuvée of the year.  This St Marc competition results in a spectacular gala...

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Young grape vines – not even one year old

We planted a grapevine garden in front of the winery this spring. One day, this vineyard garden will showcase all the different types of grape vines that can be found in this part of France. People...

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Naked? Wine? Angels?

“Some Naked people came to pick up their wine last week, and we all had a blast!” I admit it was somewhat alarming to hear these words coming from Liz during my first few days at O’Vineyards. I was...

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Chasan Harvest at O’Vineyards 2012

Yesterday, we harvested the Chasan for our first ever white wine! We harvested by machine starting around 4 AM so that we could bring the grapes in extra cold. We also used dry ice in the harvester and...

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Harvesting Merlot Grapes 2012 at night near Carcassonne

The Merlot came in last week nice and clean and everything feels great. Another 3AM harvest so some of the photos are a bit dark. But that means the grapes could come in really cool and do a...

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Bouillabaisse by Liz

I like to serve dishes, French or fusion, that our World Visitors can discover and appreciate. Travelers from Japan love sea food but I knew enough not to feed them shrimp tempura. I treated them to a...

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Dining at O’Vineyards Carcassonne

Liz’s Salmon Rillettes At the request of our World Travelers Sabine Bessey and her husband Ebaheart, here is the receipe of Liz’s Salmon Rillettes: Get from the fish market about 200g of fresh salmon...

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Blessing of O’Syrah in Carcassonne

The 2014 Saint Vincent’s Parade O’Vineyards  O’SYRAH 2006 was blessed at the Blessing of the wine during the Prosper Montagné Association’s 2014 Saint Vincent’s Parade!   Related Posts:Parade &...

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Beef Stew and O’MG

Wine & Food pairing for a “Boeuf en Daube” Is “Boeuf en Daube” prettier that “Beef Stew? Follow the following steps: 1. Marinate in One  bottle of O’Vineyards O’MG 2011 for the whole night. One...

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Hen Party

Alexa, Thank you for your TripAdvisor review! “Lynsey’s Hen Do” by Alexa_waugh 5 of 5 stars. Reviewed May 21, 2014 NEW I booked this wine tour for my sister’s Hen Party and I cannot recommend it...

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