Portraits of winegrowers
What has changed at Château La Haye and Bellevue-Cardon since the arrival of Chris Cardon, a Flemish industrialist in the pharmaceutical world? Fond of sports and fine wines Chris Cardon had a crush for the place when he ran the Medoc marathon. The story could have stopped then but the magic of Medoc, the vineyards sometimes overlooking the river and that can make only good wines urged him to come back. He ran once more on the D2 that unfolds its curves across the greatest Medoc chateaus, knocked at all doors to participate in the harvest, and between two strokes of shears, he found... Read more
Portraits of winegrowers
Pauline Lhote is the director of winemaking/head winemaker for Chandon Winery in Yountville California, Moet & Chandon's North American outpost. Following a winter holiday spent with her family...
Portraits of winegrowers
Clos des Orfeuilles 2016 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie / White Translucent robe with pale yellow shades. Complex nose with floral aromas, pleasant palate, mineral, a lovely volume. Some floral...
Portraits of winegrowers
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin is the first one who discovered the 5th flavour. He published his results in a book “The Physiology of the Taste” edited in 1825 calling his discovery “osmazome”. But...
Portraits of winegrowers
When more and more of us worry about the effect of our energy consumption on the planet, Lamatherm sets up ways to manage at best the energy consumption of the companies, in particular in the...
Portraits of winegrowers
“My pride and joy is the daily exercise of this artistic and creative profession, with the will to always progress, learn and transmit. My team has the same feelings, one just needs to meet them to...
Portraits of winegrowers
The wine industry is a complex one, full of varying opinions, perceptions and interests. But certainly anyone working in wine can agree that waste is a real issue. Too many bottles emptied in the...
