Portraits, stories, events and the latest news. Read about the wines of Duché d'Uzès and about life in the vineyards.
17 Duché d'Uzès wines are winners in this year’s prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Of these, 10 achieved scores of 90 or over. An excellent result for our first year! One of the benefits of this competition is that the wines are tasted by some of the most influential experts in the wine world and subjected to a rigorous, globally
On Monday 29th November, French sommeliers’ association Union de la Sommellerie Française held their General Meeting in Nîmes’ Musée de la Romanité, with almost 140 sommeliers in attendance. Duché d’Uzès AOC marked the occasion by hosting a tasting of 40 of their wines, including a representative cross-section of whites, reds and rosés matured
Given April’s catastrophic frosts, winegrowers can breathe a sigh of relief now that the 2021 vintage is ready to go. Sadly, our predictions of a sizeable loss in yield turned out to be accurate, and this is one of our smallest harvests in living memory ;( On a more positive note, quality is excellent. Reduced yields gave grapes a chance to
With the white grapes (including Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Vermentino), and the Grenaches and Syrahs destined for rosés all safely gathered in, harvesting is slowly coming to an end here in the Duché d’Uzès appellation. Only the last of the red varieties - Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Carignan – remain to be picked. Good weather
Here comes summer! And what better way to celebrate the sunshine than with a glass (or two) of Duché d’Uzès rosé. Here’s a very special offer from participating Domaines: Buy two boxes of Duché d’Uzès rosé and get one bottle free! Click here to see who’s taking part . A little bit about our rosés. Tangy scents of citrus fruit and white