Château Fontbaude Spanish influences in the AOC Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux The Château Fontbaude is a family property located in “Saint Magne de Castillon” city, in AOC Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux. It was created in 1968 by François Sabaté, son of a Spanish refugee who followed his father in flight from…
Le Cloître des Cordeliers Seven centuries of history in the heart of the majestic city of Saint-Emilion Le Cloitre des Cordeliers was built by the Franciscans in the fourteenth century. Before the construction of the cloister, the Franciscan brothers occupied a building located outside the town of Saint-Emilion. After the various…
Baudry-DUTOUR Vineyards… Special focus on the Château de la Grille The Château de la Grille was built in the late 15th and early 16th century by Antoine-Jean Cougny, who was advisor of King Louis XV. At the time the property already owned a vineyard of small size but was used primarily as a…
Château Bardins A Pessac Leognan that grows in equilibrium with its environment The history of the Château Bardins vineyard finds its origin in the fourteenth century at which time it was part of the property of the Bardey mill. A small building situated on the banks of the Blanche river and…
Château Raymond-Lafon “The prestige through the quality“ To tell the story of the Château Raymond-Lafon is to tell the story of a vineyard that has all the characteristics of a Grand Cru Classé …. but it is not. This due to the fact that when establishing the classification of Grand Cru Sauternes,…
Roy-Trocard Vineyards Château Jeandeman, Château Mancèdre, Château Laborde and « La Piecelle » A family of winemakers since 1628 The history of Roy Trocard vineyards more than just a case of wine, is mainly the history of one of the oldest family wine growers of the region. In fact, the current owner is Jean Trocard…
Domaine des Mailloches Know-how from 8 generations of winemaking … The Domaine des Mailloches is a winery located in the village of Restigné in the heart of the Bourgueil appellation. The vineyard belongs to the Demont family. It was created by the same family in the early 19th century which makes Samuel…
Domaine La Folie Lucé Saumur / Saumur Champigny / Coteaux de Saumur A small property located just outside Saumur, it was bought in 2009 by Loïc Terquem. It consists of a building which dates from the 15th century and 4 hectares of vines. Loïc Terquem, unlike many owners does not come from…
San Marcos Creek Vineyard “Making good wine always starts in the vineyard …“ San Marcos Creek Winery is a small family vineyard owned in the Paso Robles region and created in 1992. Dreaming of owning a vineyard for their retirement and wanting to leave stressful city life, Annette and Fling Traylor got…
Vinya Ivo “Vinos proceden de Cadaqués ” (Wines that come from the Cadaqués) “This is the story of a guy” so begins the short biography of Ivo Pagès, founder of Vinya Ivo. This is the story of an epicurean guy with soul and passion from a young age by the world of the vines…