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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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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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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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Guy Constantin Drifting in a reverie of nostalgia, for the time before vacuum concentrators, and reverse osmosis, and spinning cones turned modern Bordeaux into one more anonymous, look-alike, "full-bodied" red wine. Guy Constantin produced one of the last of its kind: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot nurtured in the same deep gravel as in Margaux, only a kilometer away; with no new wood and only 12.5% alcohol. So instead of brutish…
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Xavier Guillaume in his vines One of our most successful partnerships in Burgundy is with the Domaine Henri-Marie Guillaume, in Charcenne, near the old Ducal seat at Gy, managed by brothers Henri-Xavier and Pierre-Marie. Their 200 hectares are dedicated to providing plant material to the most important wine producers in Europe. They also provide advice, so that when <em>Madame Bize Leroy’s</em> vineyards were suffering terribly from…
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