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Video : March 2011 - Pruning at Domaine du Vissoux

  • 30 March 2011

Discover the three different pruning types with Martine and Pierre Marie Chermette in a video at Domaine du Vissoux. Pruning works have begun in December and will end in late …

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year !

  • 11 December 2010

Domaine du Vissoux is under the snow: it seems to be good for the soils !

October – November : What’s happening during the estate closing?

  • 11 December 2010

No ! we are not under coconut trees lying in the sun! We are running in all directions 7 days a week to distribute the Beaujolais Nouveau in the whole world for the 3 rd Tuesday …

Wine fairs … Lyon – Blois – Rennes

  • 2 December 2010

Pierre Marie Chermette will be present on March 19 th and 20 th 2011, at Salon des Vins de France in Villebarou (Blois). We will be also present or represented at fair Place des …

A grape harvest that augers a lovely vintage

  • 15 October 2010

  From 18 th to 20 th September, we picked the grapes from our plot at Pierreux at the foot of Mont Brouilly in the Brouilly appellation area. Though the quantities were …

The grape harvest in Saint-Vérand – from 30th September to 6th October

  • 10 October 2010

 The harvest was sunny. The grapes were of exceptional quality, equivalent to that of 2009. The natural potential alcohol content is between 11.5 and 12.7°. We'll have to …

Preparing the tuns

  • 10 October 2010

In our big vaulted cellar, we are preparing the tuns (very big barrels) before we fill them with wine. We rinse them with water to remove any sulphur wick taint and seal the doors …

ESTATE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC from 18th October to 17th November

  • 8 October 2010

  This message does not concern professionals, for whom we will try to free some time. We are really sorry about having to close, but we are working very hard and have to …

Pressing at the vatroom in Saint-Vérand - October 2010

  • 8 October 2010

When we "de-vat", the grapes are transferred to the pneumatic press to be pressed. The juice is then transferred to another vat for our Beaujolais Blanc or our red Beaujolais les …

Devatting in the vatroom in Saint Vérand - October 2010

  • 8 October 2010

At the end of maceration, we "de-vat"; this operation requires 2 people to empty the vat. One of them is inside and has to pitchfork out the compressed grapes. This is a very …

Vinification at the vatroom in Saint-Vérand – 1st October 2010

  • 8 October 2010

 The grapes macerate in their own juice in the vats for 6 to 12 days depending on the appellation. During this time, the run-off juice is pumped over the cap of grapes at the …

The vines in Saint-Vérand - 23rd September 2010

  • 22 September 2010

In Saint- Vérand, the red and white grapes will be picked in a few days' time. For the time being, they are continuing to ripen in the sun.