Domaine de Foretal Village: Vauxrenard Appellation: 8ha Beaujolais Villages Moulin à Vent Grower: Jean-Yves Perraud Website: http://www.domaine-de-foretal.com/ Domaine de Foretal is situated in the small village of Vauxrenard, in the northern Beaujolais. Perched at 380 meters, the family home and vineyards face south-east and provide a beautiful panorama of Fleurie and Chenas. The Perrauds have grown grapes in Vauxrenard for five generations and today it is Jean-Yves Perraud who is responsable for the property. Estate bottling began in 1995 and since taking over in the year 2000, Jean-Yves has introduced a number of sustainable farming practices such as planting grass between the rows to prevent erosion and finding alternatives to pesticides. In 2019 the domain was certified “Terra Vitis”. Read Jean-Yves’ comments in the Beaujolais Vintage Reports Beaujolais Villages At altitudes between 300 and 400 meters, the Beaujolais-Villages is produced from 40-year-old vines grown on pink granite/sandy soils known locally as “arene”. These thin hillside soils give the wine its floral expression, minerality and fresh finish. The grapes are all harvested by hand and fermented in the traditional Beaujolais manner (semi-carbonic). Moulin à Vent Domaine de Foretal has one and a half hectares of vines in Moulin à Vent divided between a few parcels, most notably “Greneriers” and “Thorin”. The majority of the vines range in age between 50 and 80 years old. The vineyards are planted at a density of 11,000 plants per hectare in the “gobelet” manner. After a manual harvest, Jean-Yves carries out his semi-carbonic fermentations in stainless steel, keeping the parcels separate until an assemblage is made before bottling. News December 2, 2021 New Producers to the Wine Traditions Portfolio Wine Traditions is excited to announce several new producers to our portfolio. We are now offering selections from the Languedoc from Catherine Roche's two properties Mas d'Alezon in Faugeres and Domaine Clovallon in the Vallée de l'Orb, from Le Bouc a Trois Pattes in the Haute Vallée de l'Orb and from Thierry Forestier of Domaine Mont de Marie in Souvignargues in the eastern Coteaux de Languedoc. In Beaujolais we welcome Domaine du Cret de Bine making wine in Sarcey the southern part of of the appellation and Domaine Foretal in the commune of Vauxrenard in the heart of Upper Beaujolais. And in neighboring Maconnais Domaine les Grands Crays in Viré-Clessé and Romuald Petit making Bourgogne Chardonnay in Saint-Vérand. Find out more about these producers and their wines on their own pages on this site! December 2, 2021 Newport Wine Cellars hosts Art-Nosh-Wine event tomorrow Friday May 29 7pm-10pm Fantastic local seasonal menu, so a la minute.... it's still To Be Announced. It's going to be great. These are the featured wines : Amuse Bouche: Christophe Thorigny Vouvray Brut NV Starter : Giraudon Aligoté Salad : Domaine de Mont de Marie "Anatheme" Blanc Pasta: Domaine les Ondines Vacqueyras Rouge Main Course: Domaine Foretal Julienas Dessert: Chateau Kalian "Selection de Grains Nobles" Montbazillac The menu will include local peas, favas, garlic, morels, and cheeses, fish, fowl...... There are a few tickets still available! https://www.newportwinecellar.com/think/2015/5/7/beauty-artnoshwine
December 2, 2021 New Producers to the Wine Traditions Portfolio Wine Traditions is excited to announce several new producers to our portfolio. We are now offering selections from the Languedoc from Catherine Roche's two properties Mas d'Alezon in Faugeres and Domaine Clovallon in the Vallée de l'Orb, from Le Bouc a Trois Pattes in the Haute Vallée de l'Orb and from Thierry Forestier of Domaine Mont de Marie in Souvignargues in the eastern Coteaux de Languedoc. In Beaujolais we welcome Domaine du Cret de Bine making wine in Sarcey the southern part of of the appellation and Domaine Foretal in the commune of Vauxrenard in the heart of Upper Beaujolais. And in neighboring Maconnais Domaine les Grands Crays in Viré-Clessé and Romuald Petit making Bourgogne Chardonnay in Saint-Vérand. Find out more about these producers and their wines on their own pages on this site!
December 2, 2021 Newport Wine Cellars hosts Art-Nosh-Wine event tomorrow Friday May 29 7pm-10pm Fantastic local seasonal menu, so a la minute.... it's still To Be Announced. It's going to be great. These are the featured wines : Amuse Bouche: Christophe Thorigny Vouvray Brut NV Starter : Giraudon Aligoté Salad : Domaine de Mont de Marie "Anatheme" Blanc Pasta: Domaine les Ondines Vacqueyras Rouge Main Course: Domaine Foretal Julienas Dessert: Chateau Kalian "Selection de Grains Nobles" Montbazillac The menu will include local peas, favas, garlic, morels, and cheeses, fish, fowl...... There are a few tickets still available! https://www.newportwinecellar.com/think/2015/5/7/beauty-artnoshwine