{"id":1265,"date":"2023-06-01T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.northberkeleyimports.com\/?post_type=project&p=1265"},"modified":"2023-06-02T14:57:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:57:59","slug":"domaine-du-vent","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/project\/domaine-du-vent\/","title":{"rendered":"Domaine du Vent"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Domaine du Vent” subhead=”Fitou | Languedoc” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.25)” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ title_font_size=”50″ subhead_font_size=”20px” background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”http:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/languedoc_header2.jpg” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row padding_mobile=”off” make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” admin_label=”row” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#fcf4de” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|2% ||2% ” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”USP” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”|2%||2%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

\u201cWe go where the wind takes us,\u201d was long the motto of Nathalie and Benjamin Boyer, two talented winemakers-for-hire, who for many years crafted wines for other domaines across France.<\/p>\n

After living in regions as diverse as Burgundy, Corsica and Monbazillac, the duo decided it was time to do their own thing. The wind finally brought them to a plot of land in Fitou, one of Languedoc\u2019s oldest appellations, and a winery serendipitously named Domaine du Vent: \u201cof the wind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here this mountainous, Mediterranean terroir and its star grape, Carignan, give red wines of spice and substance.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ padding_mobile=”off” make_equal=”on” admin_label=”row” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”89%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5%|5%|5%|5%” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#d46d32″ use_border_color=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

FARMING & WINEMAKING<\/strong><\/p>\n

The estate includes some 37 acres of land across three appellations: Fitou, Muscat de Rivesaltes and Aude (IGP). Here a mix of higher-altitude plots and vines on the plains allows the Boyers to craft a number of different styles of wine.<\/p>\n

Soils combine clay, limestone and sand. Red grape varieties include Carignan, the grape most associated with Fitou, Grenache, Syrah and Mourv\u00e8dre. The couple cares for their land and vine according to organic agriculture, but the estate is not yet certified.<\/p>\n

Grapes are harvested by hand, and destemmed before fermenting on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”RED WINES” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|on|||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16″ background_color=”#d46d32″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” custom_padding=”2%|5%|2%|5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]RED WINES
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Fitou ‘Marindes'” admin_label=”Fitou ‘Marindes'” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

The bold winds of southern France whip over the hills of Fitou to the Mediterranean sea — just the recipe for red wines that are bold and balanced, redolent of wild herbs and bay leaves and blackberry. Fitou is one of the Languedoc’s oldest appellations, long cherished for its rocky terrain and its star grape, Carignan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n