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This year's beekeeping season at Château La Rose Perrière was a productive one, and our second honey harvest is a rich one. The 2023 vintage offers two varieties of honey: all-flower honey and acacia honey. Our hard-working bees, assisted by our beekeeper, worked for months to bring us this golden nectar. We wanted to pay tribute to them by taking you behind the scenes of honey-making. A know-how dating back over 2,000 years !

The harvest is over, autumn delights us for a while with its flamboyant colors. In the vineyard, time seems to slow down and the vegetation pauses. What exactly is happening there? What missions will the winegrower have to fulfill during the long winter months to ensure the quality of the next harvest?

The end of year celebrations are fast approaching and with them, family festivities, shared moments of exchange over a good meal...and possibly a good bottle! We were interested in good practices in terms of storing wine when the bottles are opened...here are our recommendations so as not to lose any of the wines that you have carefully kept for these end-of-year celebrations.

Are you going to stay at Château La Rose Perrière for a weekend? Discover a variety of activities and tours offered just a few minutes from the property and create your own tailor-made program: activities in nature, water activities, cultural visits, heritage,... you will have the choice !

New rules for wine labelling enter into application on December 8th, 2023. New information will appear on the bottles, the opportunity for us to have a look at all the data mentioned on the labels. Have you ever looked at them closely?

Focus on the Lussac-Saint-Emilion appellation: soil, climate, topography, grape varieties...you will know the essentials of this satellite appellation of Saint-Emilion.

After three years of conversion, our vineyard has just obtained Organic Agriculture (AB) certification, crowning nearly a decade of work.

The harvest has just ended. The vinification of the grapes has begun in the cellar. Light on this crucial stage in the year of the wine grower.

Do you know the missions of a winemaker? Let's focus on this ancient, demanding and rewarding profession.

The conservation of wine, in particular for wines to age, must be considered before setting up your wine cellar. Follow our advice to take full advantage of the ageing potential and aromas of your wines when tasting them.

Agroforestry, a practice gradually brought back into fashion. Do you know the benefits, particularly for viticulture?

The South West of France is a rich wine-growing but also culinary terroir . Discover this 100% South-West menu suggestion and our food and wine pairings!