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Andreas sharing a laugh with visitors in the towering Uhlen vineyard. Andreas von Canal is the grandson of the last Freiherr von Heddesdorff. His family has grown Riesling in Winningen since 1454, on steep, terraced vineyards near the confluence of the Mosel and the Rhine, just upriver from Koblenz. The estate includes two hectares of the Winninger Uhlen, one of the steepest vineyards in Germany, and small parcels in the Brückstück,…
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Henri Germain in Meursault Domaine Henri Germain was established in 1973 when Henri, brother of François Germain of Château de Chorey les Beaune set out on his own. His son Jean-François is now in charge, though Henri continues in the vineyards. Most of the production comes from the premiers crus of Beaune, Meursault and Chassagne-Montrachet, including Beaune Bressandes, Meursault Perrières, and Chassagne-Montrachet les Morgeots….
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In 1880, Camille Mathellot, cofounder of the School of Vine Growing of Cadillac, bought the ancient Château du Juge. This was just after the plague of Phylloxera destroyed so many of the vineyards of Bordeaux. By 1898 his wines were taking gold medals in Paris, while others were still struggling. His great-grand nephew Pierre Dupleich and his wife Chantal are the current proprietors. Pierre Dupleich studied Agriculture at…
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Richard, Anthony, and Pascal Jaume in Vinsobres The modern history of this eighty-hectare estate in Vinsobres began with Henri Chauvet and Baron Le Roy, who together introduced the idea of “appellation contrôlée” in France in the 1920s. Henri Chauvet’s son-in-law Pierre Jaume was the driving force in the development of the estate, but it was his son Claude who was the first to estate-bottle the wines. Grandsons Pascal and Richard…
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Adrain Fabre in his old Grenache vines There has been wine grown on this estate since since the 14th Century when the village belonged to the Dauphins. For centuries the area was known for its dark red wine, and for sherry-like wines grown near the olive groves. The Fabre family (also owners of the Domaine La Florane in nearby Visan) have grown wine since the 15th Century. This estate is named for Guillaume de Rouville, an ancestor…
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