News from the vineyard 7/15/20

The height of summer means the canopy management work is finished and all that remains for the hard working crew at Domaine Chapel, in their old vine vineyard Charbonnières in Fleurie, is to pick the wild strawberries and await the ripening that late July and August brings.

Domaine Chapel is a winery started in 2016 by David Chapel (son of famed three-star Michelin Chef Alain Chapel) and his wife, Michele Smith (formerly a NYC sommelier.) Lucie and Eva, foraging below, are their only full time employees (in practice they are actually volunteers and work for room and board!) The old vines of the Charbonnières vineyard are among their top holdings.