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Pierre and Monique Luneau-Papin represent the eighth generation of winegrowers in their families. Their son Pierre-Marie, who joined the estate in 2005, and took over responsibility for operations in 2011, represents the ninth. Both Pierre and Pierre-Marie are leading lights of the region; they still harvest by hand, are notorious for the multiplicity of their labels, and happily bottle tiny quantities of special wines from…
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Andre Colonge established his domain in 1960, with 3 hectares of vines. Over the years André and his sons have consolidated their holdings to create the 35 hectare Domaine André Colonge & Fils. Today, the domain holds vineyards in the appelations, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, and the cru Fleurie. The vineyards are spread across the communes of Lancié and Fleurie.
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Pascal Bozzi and his father at the Domaine du Château Larroque There are five hectares of vines (along with seventy-five hectares of cereals, sunflowers, and pasturage) at this ancient working farm in Sainte Christie, in the heart of the Armagnac region. Pascal Bozzi renovated the original eighteenth-century cellar ten years ago, and with the help of his enologist friend Stéphane Beuret, grows about 2000 cases of the most elegant…
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Vincent Ricard in his vines We had forgotten how much young Vincent Ricard had irritated the local growers ten years earlier when he withdrew from the cooperative to bottle his own wine. Why the fuss? With Vincent’s startling, terrifically concentrated, mineral wines withheld for estate bottling in his own new winery, the local cooperative's blend became little more than simple, anemic piquette. So the jealous locals tried…
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Dutton-Goldfield is a partnership between Steve Dutton, a fifth generation farmer, and Dan Goldfield, a Brandeis / UC Berkley research chemist who has made wine in California since 1987. Steve Dutton oversees more than sixty vineyard parcels that comprise Dutton Ranch, and Dan Goldfield makes the wine.
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