Château Reynon by Denis Dubourdieu “A winemaker is a creator of beauty” The property was founded in the fifteenth century by Jean de La Roque, under the name of Chateau Béguey. During the eighteenth century the Chateau passed into the hands of the family “Carle de Trajet“. This family will remain…
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie “Being a winemaker: Passion, perseverance and optimism” To inaugurate the opening of the site for wines from the region of Loire I invite you to discover the wines of the Domaine de la Chanteleuserie. This property was created in 1822 by the family Boucard, and it is located…
Salisbury Vineyards & Salisbury Fine Art “Art and wine in a same place” It was by chance that during my trip “Discovering the wines of California” I stopped here following the advice of the team from Tolosa Winery, the vineyard in the region of San Luis Obispo. When we got there I…
Château de Castres A vineyard … that combines tradition and modernity This is a vineyard of the region of Graves that was founded in 1580. It was designed from the beginning to be used in viticulture. This situation was relatively rare at the time, since almost all of the farms, until the…
Château La Rose Poncet The “Ange” of the wines in the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux area. A small property, that is situated in the region of Libourne and more specifically in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It was established there since more than 400 years ago as part of the major properties of the time,…
Chateau Loupiac-Gaudiet & Chateau Pontac “The most important thing is to make wine with your heart.” A beautiful house located near the village of Loupiac. It was built in the 18th century by a ship owner of Bordeaux, in order to serve as his country house. Talking about this and for the little story…
Guavaberry Made in Sint Maarten This week I would like to introduce to you an alcoholic product of the Caribbean island of St Maarten (SXM). St. Martin Island Is a small island in the Caribbean located between Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico. It is divided between two states, France and the Netherlands….
Pick Château Laborde “Wine, philosophy and resurrection” by Eric Pothier The Château Pick Laborde (AOC Sauternes) was created in the early 19th century. This makes it one of the oldest vineyards of Sauternes. It was probably created by Mr. Pick who was a wine merchant of the Bordeaux marketplace. From this period until 1922 we will not know much about him….
Champagne Didier Sébille In this time of Olympic Games I would suggest to celebrate with a glass of champagne! Champagne Sebille is a young vineyard established in 1975 by the grandfather of the current Maitre des Lieux (like a master of a place): Adrien Sebille. It is located on the town of Bassu, in the region…
Balletto Vineyards “The most important thing to make good wine is to produce good quality berries” Starting like a farm that only produced vegetables, this field was converted into a vineyard by John and Terri Balletto in 1998. This family has Italian roots (like many Californian vineyards), and is located in the SONOMA COUNTY and…