Lucie Peyraud

[3] The couple kept developing their estate and they and other growers were key in having the Bandol "protected designation of origin" (appellation d'origine contrôlée, AOC) recognized in 1941,[3] and had the ambition of making it one of the great wines of France.

Their travels took them to South Africa, Germany, the United States, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Mexico, and Romania.

Lucie and Lucien repeatedly offered the Tempier Vineyard for the annual Young Cinematography International Meetings (Rencontres Internationales du Jeune Cinéma) in Hyères (1965–1983), as a place for meetings and exchanges for actors and young filmmakers who came to present their films at the festival.

In 1983, Lulu participated in the creation of the "Order of the Ladies of the Wine and the Table" (Ordre des Dames du Vin et de la Table), and was its president for three years Peyraud's typical Provençal recipes earned her a reputation on the other side of the Atlantic amongst well known personalities,[6] such as restaurateur and activist of the "Slow Food" movement, Alice Waters,[7][8][9] food critic and writer Richard Olney,[10][11] writer Jim Harrison,[12] and wine merchant Kermit Lynch.

[13][14] Richard Olney dedicated an entire book to her cooking in 1994, called "Lulu's Provencal Table: The Exuberant Food and Wine from the Domaine Tempier Vineyard.