The archives show that in 1422, the family bought a Saladin plantier vines at a place called "Chaveyron" in Saint Marcel d'Ardeche. Since then, 21 generations of winemakers, farmers have succeeded. The selection of terroirs Domaine Saladin reveals a true exception in the world of wine vineyards have been cultivated and maintained organically. By choice and thanks to favorable soils here have never used pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or synthetic product. Previous generations did not even know existed!
A local family, a family of local
In September 2003 Elizabeth and Marie-Laurence, daughters of Louis and Annie Saladin created their first wines. Still students, they took up the torch of their father forced to follow a recovery.
Marie-Laurence graduated from a school of engineering in agriculture and Elizabeth a business school. Their half-brother Stephen, a graduate of Science Po Lyon held "Le Mazet" restaurant Annick their mother until 2009. This small farmhouse where the tools were put away once was dedicated to the local cuisine. Their uncle Paul, the elder brother of Louis, sent them in farming six acres of vines historical family in 2006.
And it's a great deal in the family works Saladin and transmits its knowledge (and live ...) from father to son and father to daughters.
bio inglorious but with love
bio inglorious but with love
Organic farming is a means to an end, Elizabeth and Marie-Laurence do not even on their bottles as the culture of their vineyards are certified " Farming "by the inspection body Ecocert.
For fervent defender of its land, its environment and its landscape, the family Saladin work generation after generation to the quality of its wines. So why only now remember?
Since the origin of Domaine Saladin the grapes are picked by hand with a team of pickers: friends, neighbors, students. The grapes are harvested at full maturity and after a careful sorting in the vineyard.
Elizabeth and Marie-Laurence, the bosses all the same, shared between the vineyards and cellar. They choose vinification in micro-batches, depending on the texture of the skin, stalk, seeds, intuition ...
Since the origin of Domaine Saladin the grapes are picked by hand with a team of pickers: friends, neighbors, students. The grapes are harvested at full maturity and after a careful sorting in the vineyard.
Elizabeth and Marie-Laurence, the bosses all the same, shared between the vineyards and cellar. They choose vinification in micro-batches, depending on the texture of the skin, stalk, seeds, intuition ...
The wines of the Domaine are natural, fermented without chemical additives (artificial yeasts, tannins, enzymes ...). Only a minimal amount of sulfur (100 times less than in other wine) is added to the tank and bottling. The yeasts sign wine and gave voice identity of each region.
The cellar is buried, and emphasizes the gravity system . A pneumatic press pampers the press wine. Breeding takes place in oak barrels and concrete vats for red wines. The white and rosé wines are vinified in buried and reared in stainless steel tanks. In the cellar, all played with the following tasting flavors, sensations and emotions.
I who write this article and who does not like wine (or red or white or blue, or green) when I heard two girls talking on the radio - France Inter on Episode FROM Marie-Pierre Planchon, Tuesday, September 28 - so to speak, of their product, their land, their work, their passion, I wanted to share. That's done.
Failing to taste their wine at once - but you could control your eyes closed - go have a look at their website (there are appropriate, including all Trade Shows where the Domain will be present for a tasting):
http://www.domaine-saladin.com/
You can also discover that a whole network of women winemakers in France was formed: Circle Wine Women gathers 80 winemakers from different regions French, Alsace, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Rhone Valley, Provence, Languedoc, Medoc, Touraine, etc ...
Their goals:
- Proclaiming that wine is a product of passion
- Pass through education compliance with this drink
- To discover the art of winemaking in a particular way
- Keep this heritage has not only shaped the landscape, but determined a way of life "French".
Usability, food, respect for the environment of their operations are inseparable from their approach to the Wine Culture. On their website, their pictures show that passion and temperament well marked, are magnificent:
I who write this article and who does not like wine (or red or white or blue, or green) when I heard two girls talking on the radio - France Inter on Episode FROM Marie-Pierre Planchon, Tuesday, September 28 - so to speak, of their product, their land, their work, their passion, I wanted to share. That's done.
Failing to taste their wine at once - but you could control your eyes closed - go have a look at their website (there are appropriate, including all Trade Shows where the Domain will be present for a tasting):
http://www.domaine-saladin.com/
You can also discover that a whole network of women winemakers in France was formed: Circle Wine Women gathers 80 winemakers from different regions French, Alsace, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Rhone Valley, Provence, Languedoc, Medoc, Touraine, etc ...
Their goals:
- Proclaiming that wine is a product of passion
- Pass through education compliance with this drink
- To discover the art of winemaking in a particular way
- Keep this heritage has not only shaped the landscape, but determined a way of life "French".
Usability, food, respect for the environment of their operations are inseparable from their approach to the Wine Culture. On their website, their pictures show that passion and temperament well marked, are magnificent:
http://www.femmesdevin.com/
And then listen to the famous issue of France Inter me so much fun, here is the link (click "Archives", when you're on the page):
And then listen to the famous issue of France Inter me so much fun, here is the link (click "Archives", when you're on the page):
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