On the occasion of the weekend National parks and gardens on 5 and 6 June, the Castle of Engarran opened the doors of his 3-acre garden in the French fans. A walk inside the property where the resplendent beauty of his “madness” of the eighteenth century.
This visit was also an opportunity to explore the museum at this grape castle while tasting the delicious wines of the proposed by the castle.
The Engarran: symbol of Montpellier follies.
A folly is a wealthy suburban home craft. In the Engarran castle on a hill covered with vineyards, lies in its park, the Engarran, most feminine, the more baroque and best preserved of Montpellier follies.
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Summer has settled with a little late this year. Many fruits and vegetables from early summer seemed a little “diluted” … However, the heat wave arrived, lending a helping hand to maturation. Summer is here! He often combines vacation, light meals, gourmet, fine, subtle … and to accompany the meal, the wine was seduced!
Despite unpredictable weather, Benoit Viot accompanied by his family welcomed home fans at their open day as Sunday, June 6 Visit vineyards, art exhibition, and of course winemaker dinner tasting of wines of the Way of Dreams came to fill the day. In short, a Sunday field Path of Dreams. Swell!
With regard to dry wines and also wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, there is no real homeland for the Grenache in the Mediterranean arc. While it is present everywhere but has never won as an evidence in a specific soil as is the case in Bandol Mourvèdre, Syrah or at the Pic Saint Loup Carignan in the Corbières. No, what seems to appeal to the Grenache is its versatility and good adaptation to each Mediterranean region. This is the point of gluttony in the assembly, this generous and exuberant side.
Originally from Spain, Grenache is a grape that has aesthetic convince wine-producing countries that fell under the spell of his qualities. Gluttony, generous aroma, roundness in the mouth … many of its assets that enable it today to be among the most planted grape in the world. In Languedoc-Roussillon, it is adorned with different colors (black, white and gray) and can develop many types of wine.
After leaving their land to rest after harvest, the growers in return for cutting vines. It is true that after one growing season – which has dragged in length – and punctuated by falling leaves many impatient to see happen, soils and vines had much needed rest. The rest was once interrupted by a light tillage and possible correction of the balance of the soil. But today, everybody is activated because the time to prune! Step essential and of major importance, the size is the cornerstone of a long series that will bring the vineyard to build the success of his future harvest 2010. Let us together on the interest of the size, origin, a few guidelines to follow, the different types of size in the region and its future.
You’ve probably heard that “wine is a living product.” This adage applies to the process of transforming grapes into wine. In fact they are microscopic organisms, yeasts, which convert grape juice into wine. But wine is also changing throughout his life, ie from production to the tasting with its color, aroma and taste. 
When finishing wine after fermentation step, the new wine is aged in tanks, vats or barrels.