Rhône Valley – Verity Wines

Located about a five minute drive outside the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape along the road that leads to Courthezon, you will find Château de Vaudieu. It is one of three 18th century Chateaux located in the appellation, tucked into a small valley surrounded by hills and plateau. It is at the intersection of several major terroirs:… Read more »

The historic roots of Domaine Boisson date back to the mid-nineteenth century, when the great, great grandfather of the present owner, Régis, bought a piece of land with a small stone cottage. At that time cultivation was varied, and the property was populated with cereals, olive trees, vines, a meadow and a garden. After the… Read more »

Les Vignerons d’Estezargues is a cooperative in the small town of Estezargues, located southwest of Avignon. The co-op is a truly unique [concept] in the wine world, and all over the country they play a very important role in the production and sale of wine. They receive and blend together grapes from a variety of… Read more »

Domaine des Bosquets is a 26-hectare property that has a long history in Gigondas, first mentioned as a lieu-dit associated with viticulture in a document from 1376. Its association with the vine continued into the 17th century when the Seigneur de Laval, a local provencale aristocrat, established a farm and vineyards on the site of… Read more »

In the late 19th century, Maurice Deydier, a cooper by trade, founded a small domaine in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. In the 1950s, his son Jean transformed the estate he has inherited from his father into the core of today’s Domaine Jean Deydier Les Clefs d’Or. Jean planted new vineyards and acquired others, bringing his holding to the… Read more »

Domaine Julien Cécillon was founded in 2011 and is the beloved project of winemakers Julien Cécillon and Nancy Kerschen. With vineyards in the appellations of Saint Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage in France’s Northern Rhone Valley, the estate is dedicated to producing elegant, terroir-driven wines. American Nancy Kerschen, and Julien Cécillon, a native of Tournon- sur-Rhône and nephew… Read more »

Located in between Gigondas and Chateauneuf du Pape, the village of Vacqueyras received Appellation Controllee status in 1990. Domaine le Couroulu, founded in 1928 and still owned by the Ricard family, is known for producing some of the most full-bodied Vacqueyras and other wines from their 20 hectares of old Grenache and Syrah vines. The… Read more »

With encyclopedic knowledge of the wines and terroirs of the Rhône, as well as of his native Costières de Nîmes, Michel Gassier is a restless and innovative vigneron. Inquisitive personalities like Michel’s typically start as outsiders, enfants terribles, iconoclasts. However, such is not the case with Michel, whose family has been growing grapes and making… Read more »

Just across the river from Chateauneuf-du-Pape is Lirac; its proximity and analogous terroir are why so many vigneron make wines in both appellations. They nearly share soil, seeing as the two are only separated by several kilometers and the Rhône. Lirac is still unknown as a cru, but it represents one of the up and… Read more »