Vineyard Spotlight
Jean-Paul Balland
Successors of a long lineage of winegrowers, Jean-Paul and Magali Balland have, for 40 years, patiently developed the family Estate.The domain remains familial. Jean-Paul is still passionate and is training Julien, Isabelle’s husband, to take care of the vineyard. From a line of winegrowers dating back to the XVII th century, Jean-Paul and Magali Balland handed over the estate to their daughters in 2001. Isabelle, oenologist, in charge of vinification and Elise in marketing. Julien, Isabelle’s husband joins the domain which today covers 24 ha. The Terroir of Sancerre In the heart of France, in the Cher county, extends a...
Seghesio Family Vineyards
Since planting the first vines in 1895, the Seghesio family name has become synonymous with the highest quality Zinfandel and Italian varietal wines from Sonoma County
Château Laurence
In 2012, Pillippe Nunes teamed up with friends to buy a micro-cru now named Château Laurence. The Château Laurence vineyard is on the banks of the La Laurence river, from which it takes its name, and has an ideal terroir to extract the maximum expression of Merlot.
