Since 2007, at the head of the vineyard, the winemaker Mickaël Hardouin and his team have cultivated 21 hectares of vines in the appellation Saumur Champigny , Saumur Rouge , Saumur Blanc , Crémant de Loire , Saumur Rosé . The estate was converted to Organic Farming certified by Ecocert in 2012. The organic conversion came as obvious. The switch

Château Rives-Blanques is a 22 ha family-run estate near Limoux, surrounded by woodland in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Seriously committed to environmentally sustainable wine growing, we make our wines and manage our lands with ecological integrity, full of respect for nature and for this unique terroir that is our home. Jan & Caryl Panman lived and worked in many

Located on the heights of La Madone in the heart of the Fleurie vineyard, imbued with the work and wine traditions of 5 generations, the Chanudet estate, established since 1920, covers nearly 12 hectares. Attached to this family heritage, Chanudet has been working since 2014 to preserve this know-how which extends from the vine to the glass! The vines that

The last time we visited Francois Tardy he helped us fix our hubcap by smashing it with a mallet sending pieces of plastic flying across the driveway and high spirited laughter from those gathered around to watch a craftsman at work.  I guess I can say that Les Champs Fournes, the barely oaked cuvee of Crozes Hermitage from Monsieur Tardy

Domaine Notre Dame des Pallières is a very old family estate, whose name comes from a place of pilgrimage visited by the Provencal people in the Middle Ages who believed that the fountain on the property would protect them from the plague. Claude Roux and his cousin Jean-Pierre have so many generations of wine making in Gigondas in their family

In 2010 we were wandering the many halls of Vini-sud in Montpellier tasting through hundreds of wines looking for things that were the right fit for our portfolio.  It was the end of the day, our feet were tired, our teeth purple, and our vision blurry.  As we stumbled through the doors of one of the buildings David Bautin greeted

Chateau du Coing de Saint-Fiacre isn’t just making Muscadet, they are making some of the best Muscadet in the world (not to mention a pretty killer little Chardonnay).  Their “entry level” Muscadet is from vines older than most houses’ old vine cuvees.  While the current owners have been making wine at the Domaine for three generations the property dates to

A husband and wife team with a passion for wine and a respect for nature, Philippe and Fabienne have come together to create the Alpha Loire Domaines.  Working with both growers and with carefully selected purchased estates, they use two wineries at either end of the Loire to make their wines.   Alpha is also the brightest star in the