Domaine Fernand Girard, Sancerre "La Garenne" Loire Valley, France 2024 women-winemaker Water stress began to develop

Water stress began to develop at the end of June in some plots in the Enclos and increased in July

from a mix of massale selections and ungrafted vines

There are no cities nor towns

Egon Müller has discovered the potential of wines in the Château Béla area in Slovakia and makes a dry Riesling which objective is to challenge the best Rieslings from Austria and the Alsace region

Domaine Fernand Girard, Sancerre "La Garenne" Loire Valley, France 2024 women-winemaker Water stress began to developDomaine Fernand Girard is currently run by Alain Girard. He comes from several generations of winemakers in the tiny village of Chaudoux, located a few miles northwest of the town of Sancerre and directly north of the famous town of Chavignol. The "La Garenne" cuve originally came from a 2. 5 hectare vineyard of that name, a plot on a steep east facing slope with a very rocky limestone soil. The chalky soil brings out the characteristic flinty,