Go!

Our lovely, talented, winemaker pal Simon from Domaine des Trinites came to visit today. I'd asked if he could give me his honest opinion of our 2011 wines. I was a bit worried about a couple of them and Simon gave us a couple of helpful pointers.

Encouragingly, he declared our 2011 Cinsault Carignan blend 'lovely, fruity - delicious'. So we'll soon be bottling it.

That's a relief.

On Friday evening we went to supper with another pal, Rosemary George. During the course of the evening many wines were opened and we were asked what we thought. (Rosemary's a Master of Wine and expert on Languedoc and Chablis) One red wine arrived decanted and perfectly chilled. We all liked it. "Whose is it?" I asked. "Yours" came the reply. I was shocked that I hadn't recognised our 2009 Cuvée Solésio and, not having opened a bottle for months, thrilled at how well it had developed.

So I have my mojo back and I'm excited about this year's forthcoming harvest.