Our Vineyard

Our vinyard is very small by comparison with our neighbours. We have 3ha of vines (7.5 acres) and produce about 13,000 litres a year.  We employ no permanent labour and I do most of the work. There are 12,000 vines to look after. They need pruning every winter to the tune of up to 15 cuts per vine with secateurs. That's nearly 200,000 times.  From April the buds grow rapidly and have to be sprayed by tractor every 10 days until the end of July. We de-bud the vines in May to ensure top wine quality, leaving two or three shoots on each stem.

We carry out picking (vendange) in mid-September. For this we invite people who have never done it before to come and try. It has become something of an annual event, payment is in wine, and everyone enjoys themselves.