Corbières Maritime, Roussillon Les Clos Perdus started in 2003 with 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) of vines in the Corbières Maritime. The Briton Hugo Stewart and the Australian Paul Old have rediscovered forgotten, almost lost vineyards in the Corbières area. This led to the naming "Les Clos Perdus". These are the smallest parcels in which old,...
Maury, Roussillion Chroma Soma is an exploration of how particular soils communicate through specific grape varieties, or as Carrie Anne Sumner describes it, “a soil essay.” Carignan and Grenache on schist and granite. Carrie began her career as a talent in restaurant kitchens before becoming a somm in New York and then a winemaker. She...
Maury, Côtes Catalanes The Domaine des Enfants was founded in 2006 as a realization of a childhood dream by Swiss born Marcel Bühler and soon after joined in 2010 by Native Oregonian Carrie Sumner. Their winery is about much more than just making wine. Besides being a philosophy, it is taking a step back into...
Visan, Southern Rhône Domaine Coste Chaude is currently owned by Vincent Tramier who purchased the property from Swiss ex-pats Marrianne and Marc Fues in 2018. The Fues’ converted the domaine to organic production and became certified by Ecocert is 2014. Vincent continues these farming practices and is now moving Coste Chaude towards biological certification. The...
Condrieu, Northern Rhône At Clos de la Bonnette, gnarled vines are staked with traditional chestnut poles to tether them against the strong currents of the wind. Buffeted by a scorching summer, the vines drive roots deep into the granite. It took centuries of thirsty work to build these dry-stone terraces, using stones dug out of...
Savoie The Tiollier family established the winery in 1840 and now have 50 acres under vine. Located on steep slopes rising out of the southern flank of the Savoie valley and facing the Alps the vineyards are gorged on sunshine. The soil is mainly argilo-calcaire, a gift from the mountains and recognized as one of...
Jullié, Beaujolais Domaine des Frontières was founded in 2013 by Jeremy Thien who left a 15 year career as chief of staff for members of the French parliament. Growing grapes and making wine was an old dream for Jeremy so he decided to come back to his native Beaujolais to do just that. His estate...
Cruzille, Burgundy The first vineyards of Domaine Guillot-Broux were planted in 1954 by Pierre and Jeannine Guillot. Their son Jean-Gérard Guillot returned to Cruzille, after working for several years in Brouilly and Meursault and in 1978 Jean-Gerard established the Domaine Guillot-Broux with his wife Jacqueline Broux. Today their sons Patrice (vineyard manager) and Emmanuel (sales...
Meursault, Burgundy In 1720 the MONNIER family established their domaine in Meursault. The domaine is composed of 17 hectares (42 acres), it is one of the rare wineries of the “Cote de Beaune” region producing both red and white wines and they are equally adept at the production of each. Rich in experience, Jean-Claude and...
Vincent Prunier Vincent Punier created his Domain in 1988 when he inherited 2 hectares (5 acres) from his parents. Today the domain is comprised of 13 hectares (32 acres) of vines located on the prestigious hillsides of Auxey-Duresses, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin. The wines are hand-harvested and vinified in a traditional manner, aged in...
Montagny-lès-Beaune Burgundian born Louis Vallet is the third generation of passionate Gevrey Chambertin based winemakers. He learned his craft from people like Pascal Marchand and a tasting of Château de Charodon wines reveals some of their visionary ideas which include an early move towards biodynamic and organic growing practices and developing key fermage arrangements with...
Nuits-Saint-Georges The Dufouleur “Château” is one of the most prominent buildings, on the left just as you leave the center of Nuits-Saint-Georges driving north to Vosne-Romanée. Since 2006, son François-Xavier Dufouleur and cousin Marc have taken over the reins of the winery, with Marc in charge of vinification, fully taking over with the 2012 harvest....