Burgundy takes off
Posted by Armand Heitz onIn a very short time, Burgundy wines have become overpriced. 40 years ago, the winegrowers had wine to sell, stocks in the cellar and received for a tasting. Today it is sometimes impossible to have an appointment and very often complicated to have wine. What happened ?
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- Tags: bourgogne, patrimoine, vigne & vin
How to eat meat better?
Posted by Armand Heitz onFor several years, France has relied on quantity to the detriment of quality. Our exports have gone down and our imports have gone up. The consumer is therefore an important actor in the improvement of production conditions. Accepting to buy French, local and in short circuit and more expensive than in supermarkets is a militant act in favor of your health, the peasant world and the planet.
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Nature as a true brand of luxury
Posted by Armand Heitz onWhat struck me when I met Armand Heitz was the conviction with which he highlighted nature and not his know-how. The one with which he defended a philosophy of "non-action", in his construction of what has all the traits of a luxury brand.
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The 2020 vintage
Posted by Armand Heitz onThis year was marked by the start of the health crisis and the first confinement from March to May. Beyond this singular aspect to manage, we had to deal with excessive meteorological factors. Journalists echo an “exceptional” vintage for Burgundy wines, but how long will our vines be able to produce under these conditions?
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- Tags: bourgogne, millésime, vigne & vin
Why did I become a breeder?
Posted by Armand Heitz onIn 2017, I realized that a wine estate, even covered with all the labels, is neither autonomous nor sustainable. This is how I wanted to diversify my activity with breeding in order to move towards a more virtuous agronomic model. With this farm project, I very quickly realized that the agronomic issues of the meat sector were the same as those of the wine sector. This is how I became a cattle and sheep farmer.
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The Armand Heitz experience
Posted by Armand Heitz onWith all due respect to the metaverse, local products and heritage are very real and are made to be shared! Château de Mimande is a real link between the wines, meats and vegetables that I produce. My wish being to have the most virtuous activity possible, here are the experiences that I propose to you to live if you decide to visit me.
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- Tags: chambres d'hotes, château, gîte, mariage, patrimoine
The power of plants
Posted by Armand Heitz onMore and more diseases are appearing, and human beings are less and less resistant to these viruses. We are living longer and longer, but not necessarily in good conditions. What if plants and their virtues could help us combat these problems?
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- Tags: nature, permaculture, terroir
The 2019 vintage
Posted by Armand Heitz onThe vintages follow one another and are not alike. After an ultra simple 2018 vintage, I had a hard time imagining that nature would be much less easy to manage in 2019. More difficult weather conditions with a frost and a very dry summer.
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- Tags: millésime, vigne & vin
The land is dead. Long live the land!
Posted by Armand Heitz onA local product is a product that bears witness to the agronomic, climatic and cultural heritage of a region. What is fantastic with a local product is that the neighboring plot will have a different product because it does not have the same soil or the same cultivation methods. It is this diversity that will make a territory rich and resilient.
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- Tags: agronomie, bourgogne, terroir, vigne & vin