http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/ The trip on an old Solex motorbike from Chablis in Nth France to Sablet in Provence is over, and Lincoln has published the first book of snippets on it. He is now writing the full book. Each day he posts a snippet so that you can see the book taking form. Meet the characters who make such delicious wines in Burgundy, Beaujolais and the Rhone. en Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:01:51 +0100 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:01:51 +0100 En.over-blog.com RSS 2.0 Engine Copyright 2012 vinesolex.over-blog.com Travels http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification/ http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-this-blog-has-moved-83696326.html
I set up this blog to cover my trip on an old Solex motorbike from Chablis to Sablet in Provence in 2009. Over 40 days I visited 80 winemakers (some world-famous and others still unknown) as I rode through Burgundy, Beaujolais and down the Rhone valley. I am now frequently invited on trips for[...]]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:21:00 +0200 2c93111f3bb846ec9c4f470286f2cfda http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-this-blog-has-moved-83696326-comments.html#anchorComment http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-this-blog-has-moved-83694703.html
I set up this blog to cover my trip on an old Solex motorbike from Chablis to Sablet in Provence in 2009. Over 40 days I visited 80 winemakers (some world-famous and others still unknown) as I rode through Burgundy, Beaujolais and down the Rhone valley. I am now frequently invited on trips for[...]]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:04:00 +0200 ce64630cfc6a37da51094a181a45de20 http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-this-blog-has-moved-83694703-comments.html#anchorComment http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-millesime-bio-organic-wine-goes-from-strength-to-strength-66053271.html
Jacques Beaufort and Karen Turner & Emmanuel Pageot at Millesime Bio Ipads, smartphones, digital photos, the daily release of new software and tools, off-peak travel bargains. It's a rich moment for bloggers and other writers... as we describe a world that is increasingly imbalanced. Everyone[...]]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:15:00 +0100 1236096f71a970db3d4a480020c97614 The wider world of wine http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-millesime-bio-organic-wine-goes-from-strength-to-strength-66053271-comments.html#anchorComment http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-millesime-bio-getting-on-the-inside-at-the-outsiders-65722252.html
Ah! The south of France. Who wouldn't want to live down here? The sun, old stones, cicadas... the wine. So why not make some of the stuff? Last night at Boris restaurant in the heart of Montpellier, I had the chance to catch up with eleven winemakers who have put their hands into their often[...]]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:14:00 +0100 d3ed30cb6929355d6334fcebc2a5d7fb http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-millesime-bio-getting-on-the-inside-at-the-outsiders-65722252-comments.html#anchorComment http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-ld-65672785.html
Before dawn this morning I drove down the freeway to Montpellier, with the half moon on one side of the clear sky and a sliver of gold on the opposite horizon. I realised why wine shows are held at this time of year. It was minus 5 degrees, hardly the weather to encourage vignerons to jump out[...]]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:07:00 +0100 aca15d7f9abba0d3d84df52d4729217f http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-ld-65672785-comments.html#anchorComment http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-domaine-piaugier-sablet-63498013.html
When Alphonse Vautour planted six hectares of vines around his little winery up in Les Briguières in 1905, he might have been amused to know that he was working on a geological anomaly. The experts are still wondering about the source of the soils in that spot which is tucked under the forest[...]]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:17:00 +0100 69738e7d9b4613ba1e59499fcac5b93d Sablet's wines http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-domaine-piaugier-sablet-63498013-comments.html#anchorComment http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-draft-of-new-post-for-reference-check-only-59775613.html Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:20:00 +0200 56c5066c50d29e40c5d401a85146be26 http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-draft-of-new-post-for-reference-check-only-59775613-comments.html#anchorComment http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-domaine-long-horse-sablet-59312278.html
Marie and Patrick Foglia have just bottled their third vintage. They run a large company from Avignon that trains teachers all over France. Patrick, who has been intrigued for many years by the idea of working the land, now spends his time in the vines when he is not running around the country.[...]]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:42:00 +0200 9acbf1f5041b91f659c82a9184f713fc Sablet's wines http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-domaine-long-horse-sablet-59312278-comments.html#anchorComment http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-big-changes-at-vinosolex-58788974.html
This blog started during my Solex trip last year from Chablis to Sablet. Late last year I "migrated" it to terredevins, with the encouragement of Vitisphere's urbane Olivier Lebaron. It's time to kick of the training wheels and become independent again. I've bought a premium package from[...]]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:17:00 +0200 f964ad363ed20cfd0b77232ffdbafb83 Latest news from the South of France http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-big-changes-at-vinosolex-58788974-comments.html#anchorComment http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-sablet-still-snowed-in-but-the-sun-is-out-at-last-42759233.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:58:00 +0100 af6664710e174b0bb731ffb94b7344c7 Latest news from the South of France http://vinesolex.over-blog.com/article-sablet-still-snowed-in-but-the-sun-is-out-at-last-42759233-comments.html#anchorComment