0:00 – Introduction to the Mâconnais
4:40 – Frantz & Caroline’s Beginnings
8:21 – How Frantz & Caroline Met
9:03 – How Dominique Lafon & Caroline Met
9:50 – Frantz’ Vineyard Holdings, Beginnings in 2010, & Establishing Biodynamic Principles
12:32 – 2014 – 2016: Building the Property
15:20 – How Frantz & Caroline Work Together
20:54 – The 2019 Vintage
28:40 – Macon-Villages ‘Clos Saint Pancras’
36:56 – Saint-Veran Sites
37:50 – Saint-Veran ‘Prelude’
42:57 – Saint-Veran ‘La Fournaise’
46:16 – Saint-Veran ‘A la Cote’
48:16 – Comparing ‘A la Cote’ & ‘Fournaise’
50:34 – Saint-Veran ‘La Roche’
54:59 – Vire-Clesse ‘Les Raspilleres’
1:04:03 – Pouilly-Fuisse ‘Pastoral’
1:08:37 – Pouilly-Fuisse ‘Madrigal’

Frantz Chagnoleau: Top of the Hill in Viré (0:56)

Frantz Chagnoleau on the St. Véran ‘Prelude’ (1:00)

Frantz Chagnoleau: A Nursery for All-Star Chardonnay Genetic Material (1:33)

Frantz Chagnoleau on the Saint Véran [In the Vineyard] (1:01)

Frantz Chagnoleau on the Pouilly-Fuissé Madrigale in Vergisson [In the Vineyard] (0:53)

Frantz Chagnoleau: Higher Foliage (0:51)

Frantz Chagnoleau: Higher Foliage II (1:07)

Frantz Chagnoleau: Ancient Quarry (0:41)

Frantz Chagnoleau: A Closer Look at the Iron-Laiden Limestone of Viré (0:31)

Frantz Chagnoleau: A Vine’s Quest for Moisture (0:47)

Show Less

Domaine Yvon Clerget

Thibaud Clerget of Domaine Yvon Clerget on the 2020 Vintage (3:34)

Full Terroir Talk with Thibaud Clerget (17:18)

Thibaud Clerget Discusses the 2019s from Domaine Yvon Clerget — His Finest to Date! (54:17)

We interviewed Thibaud Clerget, the 28th generation to lead the historic Domaine Yvon Clerget, to discuss Thibaud’s beginnings at the Domaine, changes to his approach since taking over in 2015, and all the details on his tiny crop of 2019s — his finest to date!

A TIMESTAMPED BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERVIEW:

0:00 – Introduction of Thibaud Clerget & Domaine Yvon Clerget
1:56 – The 2021 Vintage So Far
6:20 – Thibaud’s Beginnings at the Domaine
10:50 – Meursault ‘Les Chevalieres’
17:10 – Volnay Villages
22:00 – Volnay 1er ‘Carelle Sous La Chapelle’
28:01 – How Thibaud’s Approach Has Changed Since 2015
31:00 – Volnay 1er ‘Clos du Verseuil Monopole’
35:58 – Use of Wood
39:44 – Volnay 1er ‘Caillerets’
44:16 – Pommard 1er ‘Les Rugiens’

Thibaud Clerget on the Volnay 1er Cru ‘Clos du Verseuil’ Monopole (3:04)

Thibaud Clerget on the Pommard 1er Cru ‘Les Rugiens’ (1:04)

Thibaud Clerget on the ‘Clos de Vougeot’ Grand Cru(1:12)

Thibaud Clerget on the Volnay 1er Cru ‘Les Caillerets’ (0:35)

Show Less

Joseph Colin

Joseph Colin on the 2021 Vintage (1:32)

Joseph Colin on 2020 White Burgundies (2:07)

Full Interview – Joseph Colin Breaks Down St. Aubin, the 2019 Vintage, Climate Change, & Non-Intervention from Bud-to-Bottle (1:24:14)

A TIMESTAMPED BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERVIEW:

0:00 – Introduction of Joseph Colin & the landscape of St. Aubin
5:12 – Joseph’s beginnings & working with his father, Marc Colin
13:39 – Joseph on working full-time at the family winery at 19
19:27 – On developing his own practices for farming & winemaking
22:32 – On the advantages of using Diam corks
26:58 – The 2019 Vintage
28:41 – A note on Aligote 2019
30:38 – How the extremely hot, dry August of 2019 affected wines
34:31 – Saint-Aubin ‘Compendium’
46:57 – More on the 2019 Vintage & its affects on Joseph’s wines
47:50 – Saint-Aubin 1er ‘Sur le Sentier du Clou’
53:00 – Saint-Aubin 1er ‘Sous Roche Dumay’
58:13 – Saint-Aubin 1er ‘La Chateniere’
1:03:49 – Saint-Aubin 1er ‘En Remilly’
1:09:39 – Puligny-Montrachet ‘Le Trezin’
1:14:36 – Chassagne-Montrachet

Show Less

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Pierre-Yves Colin on the 2020 Burgundy Vintage (2:42)

Full Interview – Pierre-Yves Colin on 2019 and Beyond (1:03:56)

Pierre-Yves Colin on the 2018 Burgundy Vintage (2:19)

Pierre-Yves Colin on St. Aubin (2:17)

Pierre-Yves Colin on ‘Pernand-Vergelesses’ (2:07)

Show Less

Vincent Dampt

Vincent Dampt on Petit Chablis (2:55)

Vincent Dampt on Chablis AC (2:26)

Vincent Dampt on Chablis 1er ‘Vaillons’ (2:20)

Vincent Dampt on Chablis 1er ‘Côte de Léchet’ (2:10)

Full Interview – Vincent Dampt’s Beginnings, Philosophy, and Lineup of Quintessential Chablisienne Wines (55:24)

A TIMESTAMPED BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERVIEW:

0:00 – Vincent Dampt’s First Vintage & Meeting Michael & Harmon
2:20 – The Dampt Family in Chablis, Vincent’s Beginnings, and Connection to the Bachelets
8:00 – Vincent’s Terroir & the Chablis Appellation
10:53 – Petit Chablis Terroir vs. Chablis vs. Premier Cru vs. Grand Cru
14:09 – Petit Chablis: Why Vincent Uses Two Parcels & How They Compliment Each Other
16:48 – the 2019 Vintage
19:47 – The Petit Chablis
28:09 – The Chablis
41:04 – The Chablis 1er ‘Cote de Lechet’
48:31 – The Chablis 1er ‘Vaillons’

Show Less

Domaine Dureuil-Janthial

Vincent Dureuil on the 2021 Vintage

Vincent Dureuil on the 2020 Vintage

Hand-Cut, Whole-Cluster at Domaine Dureuil-Janthial (0:11)

Vincent Dureuil on the 2018 Vintage (3:43)

Vincent Dureuil on the Rully Blanc ‘Maizieres’ (1:58)

Vincent Dureuil on the Rully Blanc 1er ‘Meix Cadot’ (2:24)

Show Less

Pierre Girardin

Full Interview – Pierre Girardin’s Beginnings, Philosophy, & Expressions of Meursault, Volnay, and Pommard (55:39)

A TIMESTAMPED BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERVIEW:

0:00 – Pierre Girardin – Beginnings, convincing his mom & dad (Vincent sold winery in 2011 to farm cattle) to help him start his own property, & the origins of his first vintage in 2017
8:34 – Pierre’s philosophy for making white wines (style, use of larger barrels)
14:11 – Bourgogne Blanc ‘Eclat de Calcaire’
18:20 – St. Aubin 1er Cru ‘Murgers des Dents de Chien’
21:32 – Pierre on Meursault
24:16 – Pierre’s philosophy for making red wines (style, use of barrel)
33:08 – Volnay 1er ‘Clos des Chenes’
35:35 – Pierre on Pommard
37:34 – Exposition: Pommard ‘Les Vaumuriens’ vs. ‘Les Vignots’
38:58 – How Pommard is changing
40:52 – Style & Taste: Pommard ‘Les Vaumuriens’ vs. ‘Les Vignots’
44:20 – Terroir: Pommard 1er ‘Les Petits Epenots’ vs. Pommard 1er ‘Les Grands Epenots’
46:03 – Pommard 1er ‘Les Charmots’
48:16 – Exposition, Harvest, & Whole-Cluster: Pommard 1er ‘Les Petits Epenots’ & Pommard 1er ‘Les Grands Epenots’
51:12 – Bourgogne Rouge

Pierre Girardin on the 2020 Vintage (3:58)

Pierre Girardin on the Bourgogne Rouge ‘Eclat de Calcaire’ (3:04)

Pierre Girardin on the Bourgogne Blanc ‘Éclat de Calcaire’ (2:26)

Full, In-Office Terroir Talk with Pierre Girardin (3:31)

Pierre Girardin in the Vineyard on ‘Puligny Montrachet Folatières’ (3:20)

Pierre Girardin in the Vineyard on ‘Bâtard Montrachet Grand Cru’ (3:08)

Show Less

Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon

Caroline Gon of Frantz Chagnoleau & Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon on the 2020 Vintage (1:52)

Full Terroir Talk with Dominique Lafon (22:55)

Dominique Lafon on the 2018 Vintage in the Mâconnais (3:30)

Show Less

Domaine Jean-Marc Millot

Alix Millot on the Bourgogne Passetoutgrains (1:29)

Alix Millot Discusses the 2019s from Domaine Jean-Marc Millot (37:03)

We interviewed Alix Millot of the tiny Domaine Jean-Marc Millot to discuss the history of the Domaine, the unique exposition of Alix’s Aligoté and Passetoutgrains, the magic of the limestone that is dominant in the two Millot Côtes de Nuits-Villages, and the characteristics of her Vosne-Romanée & Clos de Vougeot.

A TIMESTAMPED BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERVIEW:

0:00 – Introduction of Alix Millot & Domaine Jean-Marc Millot
0:51 – Abbreviated History of Domaine Jean-Marc Millot and Alix’s Beginnings
5:10 – Bourgogne Aligote ‘Les Deux Terres’
10:19 – The 2019 Vintage in Burgundy
13:05 – Bourgogne Passetoutgrain
15:53 – Cote de Nuits Villages ‘Vieilles Vignes’
20:01 – Cote de Nuits Villages ‘Aux Faulques’
24:38 – Vosne-Romanée & Vosne-Romanee 1er ‘Les Suchots’
28:51 – Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru ‘Grand Maupertui’
32:03 – Insights into the 2021 Vintage

Show Less

Domaine Paul Pillot

Full, In-Office Terroir Talk with Thierry Pillot (6:46)

Massal Selection at ‘La Romanée’ (0:43)

Bedrock Above ‘La Romanée’ (1:02)

Hinkle in the Vineyards – ‘La Romanée’ (1:26)

Hinkle in the Vineyards – ‘La Grande Montagne’ (1:08)

Bedrock Above ”La Grande Montagne’ (0:46)

Hinkle in the Vineyards – ‘Les Grandes Ruchottes’ (0:32)

Hinkle in the Vineyards – ‘Les Caillerets’ (1:24)

Hinkle in the Vineyards – ‘Les Caillerets’ (0:45)

Hinkle in the Vineyards ‘Clos St. Jean’ (0:54)

Show Less

Domaine Pinson

Full Interview – Profiles of Burgundy: Charlène & Laurent Pinson of Domaine Pinson in Chablis (1:02:19)

A Timestamped Breakdown of the Full Interview:

0:00 – History of Domaine Pinson (the documents date back to 1640!)
8:00 – Charlène on her experience before joining the Domaine in 2008
11:56 – Laurent & Charlène on working together as a father-daughter duo
15:39 – Hinkle on Pinson Terroir, and the ’18 & ’19 Chablis Vintages
17:31 – Laurent on adapting to warmer, dryer growing seasons
19:14 – Petit Chablis 2019
25:16 – A general overview of 2019 vs. 2018
26:44 – Chablis 2019
31:40 – Chablis 1er ’Montee de Tonnerre’ 2019
35:01 – Comparisons to the Chablis 2018
41:53 – Chablis 1er ‘Montmain’ & Chablis 1er ’La Foret’
45:21 – Chablis 1er ’Fourchaume’ 2018
48:48 – Adapting to global warming – changes from 2003 to today
55:59 – Chablis 1er ’Mont de Milieu’ 2018

Domaine Pinson on the 2020 Chablis Vintage (1:58)

Domaine Pinson’s Petit Chablis Vineyard Above Les Clos (0:25)

Show Less

Domaine Marc Roy

Full Interview – Terroir Talk with Alexandrine Roy (5:51)

Alexandrine Roy of Domaine Marc Roy on Marsannay ‘Les Champs Perdrix’ (2:52)

Alexandrine Roy of Domaine Marc Roy on Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Clos Prieur’ (2:04)

Show Less

Domaine Denis Mortet

Arnaud Mortet of Domaine Denis Mortet discusses Whole Cluster Fermentation (3:06)

Arnaud Mortet of Domaine Denis Mortet on the 2021 Vintage (2:32)

Arnaud Mortet of Domaine Denis Mortet on the 2020 Vintage (3:20)

Show Less

CHAMPAGNE

DOYARD

Full Interview – Terroir Talk: An Interview with Guillaume & Yannick Doyard of Champagne Doyard (1:17:21)

A Breakdown of the Interview:

Show Less

JL VERGNON

Full Interview – Terroir Talk: An Interview with Clément Vergnon of Champagne JL Vergnon (1:00:00)

A Breakdown of the Interview:

Show Less

LOIRE

Domaine de la Taille Aux Loups

Jacky Blot: 1988-1993 Beginnings of Domaine de la Taille Aux Loups in Montlouis-Sur-Loire (7:48)

Jacky Blot: Organic, Dry Chenin: Loire Single-Site Wines and the Birth of Pét-Nat! (6:54)

Jacky Blot: Natural, Sparkling Dry Chenin: The Triple Zero Story from 1994 Forward (7:48)

Jacky Blot: Loire Chenin & Cabernet Franc (6:08)

Jacky Blot: Reflections on Family & Future of the Domaine (4:26)

Jean-Philippe Blot on ‘Clos de Mosny’ (1:48)

Jean-Philippe Blot on ‘Les Hauts de Husseau’ (1:26)

Jean-Philippe Blot on ‘Clos de la Bretonnière’ (2:05)

Jean-Philippe Blot on ‘Venise’ (2:09)

Jean-Philippe Blot Entering ‘Venise’ (0:16)

Profiles of Chenin: Jacky & Jean-Philippe Blot of Domaine de la Taille Aux Loups (56:54)

Show Less

Thibaud Boudignon

Full Interview – Profiles of Chenin: Thibaud Boudignon (57:36)

Thibaud Boudignon on the Rosé de Loire [IG Live Interview] (56:23)

Thibaud Boudignon on Chenin Blanc (4:05)

Thibaud Boudignon on ‘Clos de la Hutte’ [Cellar Version] (1:13)

Thibaud Boudignon on ‘Clos de la Hutte’ [Vineyard Version] (3:57)

Thibaud Boudignon on the ‘Rosé de Loire’ (1:06)

Thibaud Boudignon on ‘La Vigne Cendrée’ (3:59)

Thibaud Boudignon on ‘Le Clos de Fremine’ (5:50)

Schist (0:36)

Show Less

PROVENCE

Bieler Pere et Fils

Charles Bieler on the 2020 Coteaux d’Aix en Provence Rosé ‘Sabine’

Charles Bieler on the Cotes du Rhône Villages ‘La Jassine’

Show Less

La Bernarde

Birdseye View (0:34)

Terroir (1:42)

Tibouren Clos (1:09)

Syrah Vineyard (0:46)

Fabien Burani on the Rosé ‘Les Hauts du Luc’ (3:06)

Pierre Guerin on the Rouge ‘Les Hauts du Luc’ (3:05)

Show Less

Mas de Gourgonnier

Eve Cartier of Mas de Gourgonnier on the 2020 Vintage (1:25)

Eve Cartier of Mas de Gourgonnier on the Les Baux de Provence Rosé (5:56)

Eve Cartier of Mas du Gourgonnier Terroir & Les Alpilles (1:28)

The Cartiers Pioneer the Organic Movement in the 70s (3:39)

Full Interview- Eve Cartier of Mas du Gougonnier on Organic Wine in Les-Baux-de-Provence (51:08)

A TIMESTAMPED BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERVIEW:

2:03 – History of Mas De Gourgonnier
3:52 – The Cartiers Pioneer the Organic Movement in the 70s
7:45 – The Iconic ‘Normand’ Bottle
9:55 – Creation of Les Baux Appellation
11:42 – The Terroir
16:08 – Effects of Climate Change
20:48 – Les Baux de Provence Rosé
26:46 – Les Baux de Provence Rouge
34:16 – Cellaring Potential
39:19 – Les Baux de Provence Sans Soufre Rouge
46:46 – Red Food Pairings
48:53 – Rosé Food Pairings

Show Less

Chateau de Pibarnon

Eric de Saint Victor of Chateau de Pibarnon on the 2020 Vintage (3:53)

Eric de Saint Victor on the Soil of Château Pibarnon (3:46)

Eric de Saint Victor on the 2016 Vintage (2:55)

Eric de Saint Victor on the 2017 Vintage (2:41)

Eric de Saint Victor on Bandol Blanc (2:41)

Eric de Saint Victor on Bandol Rosé (8:08)

Show Less

RHÔNE (NORTHERN)

Domaine Coursodon

Jerome Coursodon of Domaine Coursodon on the 2020 Vintage (2:36)

Jérôme Coursodon Discusses 100 Year Old Vines in Saint-Jean du Muzols (1:47)

Jérôme Coursodon on 100 Year Old Granite Terraces of St. Jean du Muzols (3:04)

Jérôme Coursodon in St. Joseph ‘Silice’ Parcel – Les Côtes in Mauves (1:48)

Jérôme Coursodon on the Vin de France Blanc ‘Etincelle’ (4:13)

Jérôme Coursodon IG Discussion on the Saint-Joseph ‘Silice’ (5:28)

Full Interview – Jérôme Coursodon’s Stunning Range of Red and Whites from the Historic Village of Mauves (47:07)

A Timestamped Breakdown of the Interview:

0:00 – The Coursodon Family in Mauves
4:22 – Expansion of the Domaine by Jerome’s Grandfather Gustav
6:03 – 1972: Jerome’s Father Begins to Work with Gustav
8:11 – 1999: Jerome’s Beginnings at the Domaine
9:49 – The Development of the St. Joseph Appellation
15:48 – The 2019 Vintage
19:48 – The 2020 Vintage
21:47 – Vin de France Blanc ‘Etincelle’ [Viognier and Roussanne]
25:35 – Saint-Joseph Blanc ‘Silice’
30:11 – Saint-Joseph Blanc ‘Le Paradis Saint-Pierre’
34:21 – Saint-Joseph ‘Silice’
39:04 – Saint-Joseph ‘L’Olivaie’
42:04 – Saint-Joseph ‘Le Paradis Saint-Pierre’

Show Less

Alain Graillot

Alain Graillot on his Beginnings & Winemaking Philosophy (16:18)

Alain Graillot on Domaine de Fa (8:55)

Alain Graillot on Crozes-Hermitage (5:54)

Alain Graillot on the Crozes-Hermitage Blanc (9:00)

Alain Graillot on the Syrah du Morocco, ‘Syrocco’ (6:06)

Alain Graillot on ‘Encinas’, By Antoine Graillot & Raúl Pérez (7:20)

Maxime Graillot on the 2020 Domaine de Fa Fleurie ‘Roche Guillon’ (2:50)

Maxime Graillot on the Keys to Greatness for Domaine de Fa (1:09)

Maxime Graillot of Alain Graillot on the 2020 Vintage (3:10)

Show Less

Laurent Fayolle

Laurent Fayolle on his 2020 Vintage (3:58)

Full Interview – Laurent Fayolle on the History of the Crozes & His “Grand Cru” Expressions of the Appellation (1:07:59)

A Timestamped Breakdown of the Interview:

0:00 – The creation & history of the Crozes appellation
2:11 – Comparing Crozes & Hermitage
4:11 – Advantages of the unique situation of Laurent’s parcels
6:57 – The changes to Crozes in the 1950s
10:16 – Laurent’s takeover of the Domaine in 2002
15:54 – Saint-Peray ‘Montis’ 2019
22:16 – Crozes-Hermitage Blanc ‘Hauterives’ 2019
27:25 – Crozes-Hermitage Blanc ‘Les Pontaix’ 2019
33:40 – Crozes-Hermitage Rouge ‘Hauterives’ 2019
42:42 – The unique terroir of the vineyards producing ’Les Pontaix’ & ‘Clos les Cornirets’
46:14 – Crozes-Hermitage Rouge ‘Les Pontaix’ 2018
52:18 – Crozes-Hermitage Rouge ‘Clos les Cornirets’ 2018
1:02:11 – Hermitage Blanc ’Les Diognières’ 2019
1:05:02 – Hermitage Rouge ’Les Diognières’ 2019