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