vigneron

We try to conceal our hound-dog expressions, but the idea of eating "chez le vigneron" is just too much.

triporteur (Italy, part 3) - French Word-A-Day 2006

Jumping out of the car, in the depths of a bitterly cold, damp November, when I visited, amid one of the region's famous downpours, I wondered how on earth any vigneron can grow grapes in such an inhospitable, northern climate.

2010: The Year of the Burgundy Will Lyons 2012

Pierre Gaillard is a sunny and gregarious vigneron whose seriously dirty fingernails testify to his passion for his vines, though he's also a well-traveled connoisseur who can speak knowledgeably about California cabs and German Rieslings.

The Bacony Goodness of Côte-Rôtie Jay McInerney 2011

A brief climb in the vineyards above the village of Ampuis with the spry young vigneron Stéphane Ogier left me dizzy and breathless, which turned out to be a happier condition than the terror I experienced later, driving the dirt-road switchbacks with another winemaker, Éric Texier.

The Bacony Goodness of Côte-Rôtie Jay McInerney 2011

First, let me say that I am neither vigneron nor winemaker.

Evan Dawson 2009

To see where some of the region's finest wine is actually made, I visited Taverne Vigneronne in nearby Tournissan where fourth generation vigneron Didier Roux gave me a tour of his vineyard and distillery.

Richard Powell: PHOTOS: A Holiday Spent Amongst The Wineries Of Languedoc Richard Powell 2011

While weather conditions have certainly dominated conversation among both harvest workers and vigneron (can anyone say scorching heat or torrential downpours?), I have been preoccupied with more immediate matters -- namely, my hands.

main - French Word-A-Day 2009

Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal Domaine de la Louvetrie Le Fief du Breil 2009 Domaine de la Louvetrie Le Fief du Breil, $18 Mustachioed Muscadet vigneron Jo Landron is widely regarded as one of the leading producers of the region, turning out consistently characterful wines such as this single-vineyard offering.

Cheap but Charming: Dipping Into Muscadet Lettie Teague 2011

To see where some of the region's finest wine is actually made, I visited Taverne Vigneronne in nearby Tournissan where fourth generation vigneron Didier Roux gave me a tour of his vineyard and distillery.

Richard Powell: PHOTOS: A Holiday Spent Amongst The Wineries Of Languedoc Richard Powell 2011

This old-vine cuvée from star vigneron Marc Olivier is a bright, clean, dry and citrusy wine with particularly bracing acidity.

Cheap but Charming: Dipping Into Muscadet Lettie Teague 2011