On International Women’s Day, the spotlight naturally shines on women in wine. Some of the most intriguing stories come from women at the “ground” level, growing grapes and producing wine. Consider Sylvie Esmonin in Burgundy, France.
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To visit Domaine Chevrot’s Maranges 1er cru vineyards, winegrower Pablo Chevrot locks in his truck’s four-wheel drive and buckles the seat belt. The adventure begins as he navigates up a rocky, steep slope to the high terrasse to visit the marvelously serene and sunny climats of “Le Croix Moines” and “La Fussière.”
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Mention Alsace in France and invariably you’ll hear: “One eats and drinks well in Alsace.” It’s true. Notable, modestly priced coups de cœur—instant personal favorite restaurants—abound. They reflect an unique mix of French, German and Swiss cultures while relying on the glorious bounty of regional products coming Alsace’s diverse soils and remarkably dry, sunny climate.
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By most measures, the F.E. Trimbach’s riesling Clos Sainte Hune remains the flagship of Alsace’s dry white wines. Made from grapes grown in Rosacker vineyard’s distinctive Dolomitic limestone, the wine’s consistent elegance, complexity and fidelity to terroir certainly merit accolades. But Alsace’s glorious dry rieslings do not stop there. The sheltering Vosges Mountain to the
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Beblenheim, Alsace, France Domaine Bott-Geyl’s talented winegrower Jean-Christophe Bott clearly enjoys putting boots in vineyard soils. For our 9:30 AM appointment he arrives on a small tractor direct from early morning vineyard work.
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On July 5, the 1,247 vineyard parcels of Burgundy’s Côte d’Or region, along with the commercial wine center of Beaune and the regional political capital of Dijon, joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage List.
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In 2006, Dino Briglio, Antonello Canonico and Emilio Di Cianni, native sons of the mountains in Calabria, Italy, followed their dream. With plenty of passion but no formal winegrowing background, they launched L’Acino Winery near the ancient fortified town of San Marco Argentano. They aimed to produce traditional wines worthy of Calabria’s noble, under-appreciated terroir and
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Just outside the picture-postcard village of Turckheim in Alsace, France, winegrower Olivier Humbrecht tramps through the rows of his hillside Clos Jebsal vineyard. His observant eye focuses not on the vines, but on the plants on the ground. “By looking at what grows between the vines, I can tell about the soil conditions,” Humbrecht says.
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