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
At first glance, Michigan hardly looks like wine country. With its harsh winters and landscapes of forests and lakes, one might think more of winter sports than harvest season. Yet the Great Lakes...
Breakaways in the vineyards
No need to sing anymore, as Pierre Dupont did in Ma vigne in 1845: “Good Frenchman, when I see my glass filled with its fire-coloured wine, I thank God, thinking that they have none in England”....
Breakaways in the vineyards
A path from Champagne to the U.S. Luc Morlet, a fifth-generation winemaker from Champagne, found love in California, where he relocated in 1996. In 2010, Luc and his wife Jodie revived a historic...
Breakaways in the vineyards
Terroir wines, those that gain depth over the years while gradually enhancing the distinctive characteristics and identity of a place, are undoubtedly witnesses to time and society. I never...
Breakaways in the vineyards
South of Corsica and west of Italy, Sardinia stands prominently in the heart of the Mediterranean. In recent years, its winemakers have been focusing on quality work. Between Vermentino and...
Breakaways in the vineyards
Clos Stegasta, Tinos The beauty of a wine production site is often not unrelated to the aesthetics of the wine produced. The place inspires. It leads you to understand, through the nature of the...