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
Armand Heitz x The Ninth Art
Posted by Armand Heitz onReport at our partner Le Neuvième Art, a two-star Michelin restaurant by chef Christophe Roure located in Lyon in the Brotteaux district. It offers gourmet, contemporary and research cuisine, using mainly local products. The estate has been proudly working its wines for several years with this prestigious partner.
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- Tags: collab, food & wine, reportage
Armand Heitz x Louise Sheeran
Posted by Armand Heitz onArt and wine are a great love story. Louise Sheeran's drawings intrigue us, delight us and amuse us. We wanted to see them feed the walls of our cellar in Pommard.
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New Beaujolais or the end of modern oenology
Posted by Armand Heitz onBeaujolais Nouveau is a paradox. It made the reputation of Beaujolais wines, relatively unknown before the 1950s outside the Lyon region. Until the 2000s, the wine benefited from this festival before the phenomenon led to a loss of appetite for this vineyard. What happened?
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- Tags: beaujolais, vigne & vin
Why I am not labeled organic
Posted by Armand Heitz onThe question is recurring: are you organic? It's legitimate, I work with nature, putting a lot of emphasis on this relationship. Labels monopolize attention and debate around agricultural production with respect for the environment. These are charters that have the merit of reassuring the consumer, but can we really say that they guarantee virtuous and sustainable production?
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- Tags: agronomie, permaculture, vigne & vin
gourds
Posted by Armand Heitz onBright red from Etampes, Butternut, Blue from Hungary, Sweet dumpling, Galeuse from Eysines, Musk from Provence, Sucrine from Berry and Futsu Black: a strange colony has settled in Loaris for the fall. Discover the history of squash, its varieties, their benefits, how to cook them...
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- Tags: permaculture