Cabernet Day is coming up on September 1, 2011 and O’Vineyards is going to be a French HQ for this International celebration of Cabernet grapes. Domaine O’Vineyards 885 Ave de la Montagne Noire 11620 Villemoustaussou Cabernet Day Entrée libre 1 Septembre De 18h-24h (pour synchroniser avec les États Unis) Ambiance amicale Grignotage, Beaucoup de Vin. [...]

I took some exterior photos of O’Vineyards Bed & Breakfast now that it’s nearing completion.  Things are looking good! You can really see how close the rooms are to the vines.  How clear the sky is.  This is life on a vineyard after all! This is the window of the Cabardes room.  You can look [...]

We’re still building at O’Vineyards Bed & Breakfast, but the windows are now installed.  It’s such a beautiful day. It’s funny how putting in a window can really focus your attention on just how much beauty you’re exposed to every day!   We’re surrounded by these gorgeous vines and mountain views so we can easily take [...]

How Chateau Margaux harvests their Cabernet Sauvignon, a truly inspiring visit to a legendary premier cru estate at harvest time

Cabernet Day is tomorrow!  September 2nd.  The wines and last minute RSVPs are filing in. And you can still come too!  I hope a lot of you swing by Domaine O’Vineyards tomorrow starting around 19h00.  We’ll have some stellar wines open.  You can show up earlier, but we’ll put you to work. ;D For those [...]

Here is an obligatory picture of my grapes turning purple.  This is a vineyard blog after all. The photo was taken two days ago in the Cabernet Sauvignon at O’Vineyards. The plants are very far behind this year.  Chalk that up to the snow we had in May.  It’s been a wacky year.  But a [...]

When I first heard about Cabernet Day, my immediate reaction was to jump on board.  And I kind of assumed that everybody would follow me unquestioningly… but there have been some questions, rightfully posed, as to why exactly I’m hosting a Cab Day event in the Languedoc.  I want to take a moment to explain [...]