Breakaways in the vineyards
La Côte des Blancs Superficie : 6 060 ha, 85 % chardonnay, 8 % meunier, 7 % pinot noir. The Côte des Blancs is divided into 5 vineyard sectors along two coastlines. From southern Epernay to Villenauxe-la-Grande, the Côte de l'Ile-de-France represents the slope of the Brie plateau where the Côte des Blancs vineyards are located (eponymous sector), the Petit Morin valley which cuts into it, and the Cote du Sézannais. This irregular coastline has slopes that descend towards the plain in successive undulations and croups. The white chalk subsoil may be topped by slope colluvium (clayey silts... Read more
Breakaways in the vineyards
“Welcome to the land time forgot,” uttered Sarah Troxell-Rhodes upon my arriving at the pleasantly windy, 360° view that's Galen Glen Winery. With life & work partner Galen Troxell, recently...