Portraits of winegrowers
Léoville Poyferré is now run by a woman! After almost 40 years presiding over the destiny of the chateau, Didier Cuvelier left over the reins to his cousin Sara Lecompte-Cuvelier in 2018. Last October she welcomed Nelson Chow, the president of the sommeliers of Hong Kong and China for a lovely vertical tasting of Château Léoville Poyferré. The harvest time was coming to an end but the chateau was still buzzing with activity. An opportunity for Nelson Chow to observe, at the entrance of the cellars, the sorting done. Léoville Poyferré operates a selective picking, then a manual sorting on... Read more
Portraits of winegrowers
Marc Augustin is not a winemaker like the others. First because he works in biodynamics. A sufficiently rare fact in Champagne to be underlined. Secondly because biodynamics are not, for him, a...
Portraits of winegrowers
It's a secret not to disclose ... The most recent cuvée produced by the Jean Diot champagnes is a still wine! Run by Jean-Philippe Diot, the small family estate founded in 1960 by his father and...
Portraits of winegrowers
Jacques Tissier is a perfectionist. He has an eye for the slightest detail. And despite his 40-year experience (he has been crisscrossing the vineyard since the age of 14), he keeps on questioning...
Portraits of winegrowers
In Meursault, the Clos des Perrières has been known for centuries as a truly exceptional 'terroir'. We have tried to uncover the mysteries of this vineyard which so ably competes with even the most...
Portraits of winegrowers
Formerly the director of Louis Latour estates, last year Boris Champy took over the helm at the Domaine des Lambrays. He is responsible for one of the finest Côte de Nuits terroirs, the Clos des...
Portraits of winegrowers
For over ten years Tonnellerie Berthomieu has formed part of the only cooperage group whose production chain is entirely integrated, from the management of the oak forests to the finished product....
