Last year, we gathered a handful of members of our Club des Affranchis in our Languedoc vineyards to take part in the harvest of the 2023 vintage. This year, we invited them to the other end of the grape route, in Burgundy. They were able to try their hand at the first stages of winemaking of the DIVINEO 2024 vintage. We tell you all about it!
On Friday, September 6, no fewer than 18 Affranchis gathered at the Castel de Très Girard. An emblematic Côte de Nuits restaurant in Morey-Saint-Denis. They shared a convivial dinner in the purest Burgundian spirit.
Then, the following morning, the Affranchis visited the winery of Domaine Boursot Père et Fils in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux. The Boursot family are among the winemakers who have joined the DIVINEO team from the 2023 vintage to vinify several cuvées.
Rémi Boursot and his son Romuald introduced the Affranchis to certain stages in the winemaking process. With the harvest fresh from the Languedoc, it was time to sort the red and white grapes. The red grapes were placed in vats for fermentation. On their side, the white grapes went straight to the press. The Affranchis’ energy and team spirit were evident as they tackled the various winemaking tasks.
Once the work was done, they concluded the event with a real mâchon bourguignon (a typical lunch), punctuated by tastings of delicious flacons and exalted burgundian chants. The best way to say goodbye !
We can’t wait to taste the fruit of this morning’s winemaking, after a few months of ageing! The future wines will indeed rest in our winemakers’ burgundian barrels. In the meantime, you can find out all about the DIVINEO cuvées on our website.
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In our previous article, we took you to Buxy in the Côte Chalonnaise to meet Aline Beauné, one of the latest addition to the DIVINEO team of partner winemakers. Today, in the legendary village of Pommard, we meet Romain Chapuis, who has also joined the adventure as winemaker for the 2023 vintage.
Romain Chapuis comes from a family of winemakers based in the Côte de Beaune. But it was to other horizons altogether that he chose to build experience as a winemaker. From Lebanon to Australia, Romain acquired valuable and diverse knowledge of vines and the art of winemaking. Armed with unique expertise, he returned to France in 2009.
That same year, he and his brother Jean-Guillaume set up a wine merchant’s company in Pommard, called Chapuis & Chapuis. They also took over several hectares of vines. Romain thus returned to his roots, working with grapes from prestigious appellations. Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses, Saint-Romain, Volnay… are just some of the great names to be found in this virtuoso’s repertoire.
Romain Chapuis ‘s adventurous spirit continues to express itself in bold cuvées, such as natural sparkling wines and Vins de France with an assertive character. Extremely attentive to the quality of the grapes, Romain opts for a minimalist approach. With very little intervention and a great deal of patience and meticulousness, he brings to life wines that are sharp, fine and natural.
His approach, a blend of modernity and tradition, and his distinctive style immediately made us want to embark on the DIVINEO adventure.
Romain Chapuis, Aline Beauné and the Boursot family are DIVINEO’s new partner winemakers. They join Seiichi Saito Wang and Nicolas Perrault in vinifying grapes grown by Clodéric Prade. And the results of their work on the 2023 vintage will soon be revealed…
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After introducing you to Domaine Boursot Père & Fils in Chambolle-Musigny, we’re now taking you 70km further south. Buxy, in the Côte Chalonnaise region, is home to Aline Beauné, the first female winemaker to join the DIVINEO team.
40 years ago, Aline Beauné ‘s mother took over her great-grandfather’s few hectares of vines. She produced grapes for the Buxy cooperative wine cellar. Aline’s passion for vines and wine was thus nurtured. She naturally chose to study oenology, and forged her reputation at Château de la Crée in Santenay. She stayed there for 15 years, working with Nicolas Perrault, another DIVINEO partner winemaker.
In 2018, the contract linking the family plot to the Buxy cooperative cellar came to an end. Aline Beauné saw this as an opportunity to realize one of her dreams: to make her own wines from vines that had been in her family for several decades. The Domaine that today bears her name was born.
Aline Beauné grows Chardonnay in the Montagny appellation, as well as Aligoté. She also produces red wines in the Santenay appellation. All with the utmost respect for the environment. Aline’s aim is to help her vines (cultivated on a total of six hectares) achieve their best balance, without ever altering either the plant or the soil. A philosophy that extends to her beautiful rock-cut winery, in the heart of the ramparts of Buxy.
It’s only natural that DIVINEO should call on this expert in fresh, smooth white wines to vinify the Insolente Grenache 2023 cuvée. We look forward to sharing Aline Beauné ‘s version of this always surprising and captivating wine with you.
See you in a few days to meet the third and final winemaker to join the adventure this year!
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Meet the Burgundian winemakers who have joined the DIVINEO team from the 2023 vintage! We’re delighted to be working with new winemakers who add their expertise, talent and passion to our team. Today, we’re off to Chambolle-Musigny to meet the Boursot family at their estate.
Guillaume Boursot settled in 1550 in the heart of this now world-renowned terroir. His winegrowing heritage was handed down through the family from generation to generation, century after century. Then, in 1974, Jean-François opened the Domaine’s tasting cellar, to introduce his wines to locals and visitors alike.
Jean-François’ son, Rémy Boursot, is now at the head of the estate. He works with his two sons, who represent fifteenth generation of winemakers in the family. The eldest, Romaric, is responsible for sales and marketing at Domaine Boursot. The youngest, Romuald, is the vineyard manager and cellar master. They cultivate vines in the prestigious appellations of Vosne-Romanée, Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru…
For the Boursot family, true modernity is rooted in tradition. Attached to the know-how of their ancestors, they place the preservation of the richness of their terroirs at the heart of the creation of their cuvées. Organic fertilization, manual harvesting, natural fermentation and even amphora ageing are among the age-old techniques they are committed to perpetuating. Thanks to these practices, their wines are complex, intense and well-balanced.
And so, an obvious harmony was born between DIVINEO and the Boursot family, who share their love of the land and their philosophy of blending innovation and tradition. Starting with the 2023 vintage, they will vinify several DIVINEO cuvées, which we can’t wait to unveil to you. We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks to let you discover them…
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We are very grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Gault & Millau on the presentation of their gastronomic guide dedicated to Burgundy Franche-Comté. Two prestigious events enabled us to introduce our wines to important players on the region’s gastronomic scene.
On Sunday evening, our cuvées accompanied the remarkable cuisine of Thomas Collomb (Gault & Millau d’Or 2024) at the Rôtisserie du Chambertin (in Gevrey-Chambertin). Syrah Sauvage, Insolente Grenache, Éclipse Blanche and Pétale de Grenache took pride of place at this dinner.
Then, the next day, we were at Château d’Arcelot, near Dijon, for the Gault & Millau trophies. Several of the region’s restaurateurs received awards for their talent and expertise. Click here to see the list of winners. At the same time, we gave guests the opportunity to discover our wines at our tasting stand. Thanks to this privileged exposure, we were able to have particularly interesting exchanges with all the participants.
Our General Manager Gauthier Girardon also had the pleasure of presenting the Gault & Millau trophy for Best Sommelier. It went to Catherine Fassenet, from Château du Mont Joly in Sampans.
It was an honor to be able to offer our wines for tasting to some of the great talents on the Franc-Comtois and Burgundy gastronomic scene. We were thus able to further strengthen our ties with the region in which our partner winemakers raise DIVINEO cuvées. Our warmest thanks to Gault & Millau for their confidence. Thanks also to all the participants, whom we were delighted to meet.
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Photo credits: Hugo Clair for Gault & Millau
The entire DIVINEO range is now just a few clicks away in our online store! We’re delighted to be able to offer a convenient and simplified shopping experience, accessible by clicking here.
A NEW OFFER: THE DISCOVERY PACK
The launch of the online boutique is accompanied by a new offer. Namely, the discovery case, which concentrates all the essence of DIVINEO with its 6 emblematic cuvées. Inside this pack, you will find three white wines, two red wines and our rosé. Fusion Blanche, Insolente Grenache, Pétale de Grenache, Syrah Sauvage and Syrah de Robiac come together for a unique sensory voyage!
Purchases made from our online store can be delivered within mainland France. We work with logistics providers specialized in wine transport (Logivin and Geodis). We guarantee the best transport conditions for your orders.
With this online boutique, we’ve taken an important step! It’s one more step in our drive to make our wines known and loved by as many people as possible.
OUR RETAILERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
And we haven’t forgotten those who prefer to buy their bottles in person. An interactive map of our retailers is also available on the site. So everyone can find DIVINEO at wine shops, restaurants and bars near them. A great way to find your favorite vintages before ordering them from the online boutique.
Check this page regularly! As more and more establishments are offering our cuvées, we update this map frequently.
We hope you enjoy your visit to our online store!
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A few months ago, we entered our Eclipse Blanche cuvée in the Decanter World Wine Awards, one of the world’s most influential wine competitions. Decanter, the competition organizer, is itself one of the leading international wine media.
243 prestigious judges tasted Eclipse Blanche, including 20 Master Sommeliers and 61 Masters of Wine, alongside 18,000 other wines from 57 countries.
It scored a remarkable 91/100. This places it in the category of “high quality wines, with allure and personality”, according to Decanter Awards’ ranking.
ORIGINALITY AND AUDACITY STAND OUT AT DECANTER AWARDS
We’re particularly proud of Eclipse Blanche’s result at Decanter Awards. Indeed, this cuvée is the fruit of real risk-taking and craftsmanship on the part of our winemakers.
Clodéric Prade carefully and passionately cultivated the Grenache noir from which this wine is made. Nicolas Perrault then vinified it with the utmost precision in his Burgundy cellars. The result is an intense, fresh white wine with an unmistakable style. Its coppery hue and fine bitter finish immediately win us over.
The Decanter Awards judges describe it thus. “A rich, fragrant nose of old roses, guava, pear and peach, and a creamy, textured palate”.
We’re delighted to have been able to prove that a wine off the beaten track can stand out in a major official and international competition such as the Decanter Awards. A “Vin de France” (generic wine) therefore has the capacity to match, even surpass, some of the greatest appellations.
Find Eclipse Blanche in our new online boutique by clicking here.
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Last week, we took you on a tour of the vineyards to show you the steps we’ve taken to limit our impact on the environment and natural resources. But our commitments don’t stop in the vineyard. They continue in the Burgundy cellars of our winemakers, during the winemaking process, and right up to the delivery of our wines to you.
Our Burgundy winemakers may each have their own style of winemaking, but they share a common philosophy. They choose to intervene as little as possible in their cuvées, and let time and nature sublimate them. Thanks to their patience and rigorous monitoring of the vinification process, they succeed in preserving the authenticity and typicity of the Languedoc terroir from which their wines are made. All the while adding a touch of Burgundy thanks to traditional methods focused on naturalness.
Our winemaker-artists opt for indigenous yeasts. These are yeasts that come directly from the terroir, as opposed to so-called “selected” yeasts. This enhances the biodiversity and uniqueness of the plot where the grapes were born.
What’s more, our winemakers minimize the amount of sulfur in the wines they mature. Occasionally, very small quantities are added if necessary to preserve the wine. But the winemakers do their utmost to ensure that the winemaking process is as natural as possible, with no added products.
The vast majority of our dry materials (bottles, corks, labels, etc.) come from France, with the rest coming from other European countries. Winemaking, printing and labeling, bottling, waxing, storage… all take place in Burgundy. So, once the grapes have traveled from the vineyard to the cellars, the circuits are very short. Finally, we use exclusively plastic-free packaging to limit our ecological footprint.
So that the only impact we have is on your senses !
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If freedom, high standards and sharing are the three fundamental values of DIVINEO, we could add protection of the environment to this list. Both in the vineyard and in the cellar, we do our utmost to limit our impact and preserve the ecosystems and resources that surround us.
Today, let’s head for the vineyard to discover our commitments and responsible practices.
Our winegrower Clodéric Prade works in agroforestry. Numerous trees flourish around our vineyards. They provide a precious habitat for local fauna: insects, birds, rodents… And provide them with vital resources. In addition, the presence of trees enriches the soil, helping to protect living organisms.
By banning pesticides and herbicides, we protect soil quality. In fact, we’ve never used chemicals on any of our plots! It’s a rare opportunity that we’re determined to preserve. Agroforestry also limits the impact of climatic extremes on the soil. In winter, Clodéric spreads “mulch”, a layer of shredded wood (from pruning the vines). This enriches the soil with nutrients and encourages the growth of new life. Thanks to these efforts, the vines produce quality grapes year after year.
The natural conditions in our vineyards are very favorable. They provide our vines with the water they need. So there’s no need for irrigation! What’s more, the care we take with the soils means that water infiltrates better. The vines therefore have good reserves from which to draw, all the more so as our preserved plots enjoy a cool micro-climate.
In this way, guided by agorforestry and organic farming, we can obtain high-quality, aromatic grapes that perfectly represent their terroir of origin. All in a sustainable approach that protects the living. See you next week for the continuation of our environmental commitments, this time in the winery.
On Monday February 5, we were pleased to take part in the Vinopass trade show at the Hotel Zoku in Copenhagen, Denmark’s charming capital. This event showcasing French wines welcomed 10 exhibitors and no fewer than 70 Danish importers.
Those we met were unanimous in their appreciation of the quality and uniqueness of DIVINEO wines. The intimate, authentic atmosphere of the show also enabled us to share with them our history, our commitments and our values. And that seems to have won them over in particular! It’s fair to say that the show was a success, since Danish importers are a privileged gateway to this highly promising market.
As our production volumes increase, we are looking to establish DIVINEO internationally, in the most strategic markets for the style of wine we offer. We are convinced that the originality of our wines and our project have the capacity to conquer many countries. We’ve already been able to list some of our cuvées in establishments in Germany, China and Canada. And we don’t intend to stop there, hence our presence in Denmark!
But why is Denmark such an interesting market? Because haute gastronomy is developing at breakneck speed there. There are already over 30 Michelin-starred restaurants in this small, but highly developed country known for its happy people. What’s more, French wines are a popular accompaniment to meals in these fine establishments. So we’re keen to seize this opportunity, which is very much in line with our positioning. We hope to see DIVINEO on restaurant menus and in Danish wine shops soon!
Many thanks to Vinopass, Hotel Zoku, visitors and other exhibitors for a perfectly organized show, rich in encounters. We’ll be sure to keep you informed of all DIVINEO’s future international adventures!
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