Winegrowing

Debate: Is the use of copper in organic farming ecological? Some winegrowers say organic farming is not ecological because the fungicide used by organic growers, copper, is toxic. Headlines like: [...]

Pesticides in conventional wine - signature aromas and flavours This is an extension to my original post Seralini's book 'Le Gout des Pesticides' the taste of pesticides. For wine professionals [...]

At Chateau Feely, Sean is pruning and Caro is pulling the wood off the trellissing. Its a long way to Harvest 2018 and even longer to getting the wines that result into the bottle (2019 for the [...]

Pruning and trimming by hand- another aspect of respect for our biodynamic vines Seán starts his pruning marathon - three months of hard work (what’s required to get through our seven hectares) [...]

I love the promise of this photo. The unknown over the hill, the flock of birds, the morning light. The dawn was breathtaking. Nature in all its morning glory.   The two photos below were [...]

Today is grey and misty but the last few days have been a riot of gold. Autumn brings a change of pace, a slow breathing in of the earth from Autumn equinox to Spring equinox (inspiration), a [...]

Handpicking an advantage with frosted vintage We started earlier than ever on 31 August with a young team - no wonder Sean is smiling surrounded by youthful beauty. This was a delicate vintage [...]

Critters at Chateau Feely do it in style Chateau Feely organic and biodynamic farm vineyard and organic gardens are bursting with lusty life. Walk through the vineyard and the grass around your [...]

The animals at Chateau Feely provide services and entertainment and they are photogenic   Chickens that eat insects, scraps and provide eggs, a cat that keeps the rodents down (if you read [...]

Is a heatwave - 'canicule' -good for the vines? With temperatures hitting 38 degrees celsius in the day and barely getting below 23 degrees celsius in the night we are melting. But what about the [...]