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Before we made our first bottle of wine we decided to capture all the major milestones on film. So whether it’s the story of how Mirabeau came into being or us trying to demystify the world of wine, these short videos will hopefully entertain, educate and open up the world of wine (and maybe raise a few smiles along the way).

Mirabeau has recently been listed by Matthew Clark, the award-winning premium drinks supplier offering a range of 4,000 products including champagne,
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Matthew Clark warehousing

How giant UK distributor Matthew Clark picks product at their warehouses

Last year a wine producer friend of Stephen's suggested he contact a company called Matthew Clark. This year, Matthew Clark is listing Mirabeau as the
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Stephen and Matthew Clark

Mirabeau listed by largest UK on-trade distributor, Matthew Clark

This is only our second vintage making a white wine and we're really pleased with it. Mirabeau Cotes de Provence blanc is a delicious, floral blend of
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Angela Miu MW on Mirabeau en Provence 2012 blanc

Angela Muir MW on the new 2012 vintage of Mirabeau Blanc

2012 has been our toughest year yet, with all of nature's elements seeming to have it in for our old friend vitis vinifera (the grape vine). Heavy fro
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Angela Muir MW on the 2012 Mirabeau en Provence rose

Angela Muir MW on the new 2012 vintage of Mirabeau Rosé

The bottling line we use for Mirabeau meets the highest quality standards. It is certified BRC 6th version (A level) and IFS (higher level). Wit
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Mirabeau en Provence bottling line label photo

Our new vintage of Mirabeau 2012 Rosé being bottled

"We can put a man on the moon but we haven't yet worked out how to close a bottle of wine properly" sums it up. The jury is still out on this subject,
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Kendall and Stephen discussing wine closures

Stephen talks to Kendall Harris about wine closures

Kendall Harris is a Canadian TV journalist on a sabbatical visit to Provence from Vancouver. She is a WSET Advanced certified wine lover and here she
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Kendall interview

The Kendall Harris interview: Stephen Cronk on Mirabeau Wine

Banon is a gorgeous goats' cheese (chèvre) that gained its AOC in 2003.  It was first made in the village of Puimichel, approximately 1.5 hours nort
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The making of Banon cheese in Provence

Stephen talks about the past few months at Mirabeau - the legal challenge from Gallo, the hail that has had a big impact on so many of the vineyards i
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Stephen June Update shot

June 2012 Update – The legal challenge from Gallo

One of the more unusual developments in winemaking has been the re-introduction of ploughing by horse. The horses work a busy seven to eight hours a d
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Tain l"Hermitage

Ploughing a vineyard by horse

Nearly 6,000 hectares of Cotes de Provence and Coteaux Varois vineyards (between 70% to 100%) were destroyed after a heavy hail storm hit south easter
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Hail damage at Le Canadel

Vineyard damage after 13 minutes of hail

We're really proud of this red. We've blended old vine grenache and syrah grapes that have been aged for years in huge oak barrels (foudres) - which m
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Mirabeau rouge

First labelling of Mirabeau red

Our crazy, tennis-ball-obsessed Jack Russell get the last laugh - and this marks the 150th film to be uploaded onto the www.mirabeauwine.com website!
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Oscar

Oscar (our dog) gets the last laugh!

The best way to seal a bottle of wine continues to be one of the hottest (and most contentious) topics in the wine industry. Experts are generally in
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Penfolds

Great examples of high quality red wines in screwcap

There are three Vs in wine: viticulture (growing the grapes), vinification (making the wine) and vente (selling it!). Stephen explains one of the asp
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Stephen on selling wine

The toughest part of the wine business – the selling

Aups is a small, bustling market town in the northern Var, Provence and  it is also the home of the third largest truffle market in France . In this
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Aups Truffle Fair

Truffles, dogs and a very large pig