Comments on: Where in the wine world are we? Getting plowed edition

By: Marcel Lapierre dies at 60 | Wines of Chile&raquo | Wine Regions

Marcel Lapierre dies at 60 | Wines of Chile&raquo | Wine Regions — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:42:59 +0000

[...] ready to drink now or later, with a few years age on them. They are made from organic (and horse-tilled) vineyards with minimal intervention in the cellar, including sulfur. But what really makes them [...]

By: Marcel Lapierre dies at 60 | Dr Vino's wine blog

Marcel Lapierre dies at 60 | Dr Vino's wine blog — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:17:11 +0000

[...] ready to drink now or later, with a few years age on them. They are made from organic (and horse-tilled) vineyards with minimal intervention, including sulfur. But what really makes them rare is that [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:45:11 +0000

We had the pleasure of visiting the Lapierres last summer, and Marcel was kind enough to give us a tour of their properties, including the Cote du Py. This photo must be looking west, because, as M. Lapierre pointed out, looking east you can see the Alps from this location. Splendid wine, wonderful people. Thanks for reviving the memories!

By: daveA

daveA — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:09:55 +0000

Arizona

By: Mario

Mario — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:01:32 +0000

Looks like Spain.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:36:15 +0000

Well, thanks for playing along. The winner is…Philippe Newlin!

The (not current) photo is, in fact, from the Beaujolais subregion of Morgon, specifically, the Cote du Py where some of the tastiest wines of the region come from. Jamie gets partial credit for pointing out the gnarled en gobelet vines. In this case, they are 85 year old gamay vines.

The property belongs to Beaujolais legend Marcel Lapierre and the photo was reproduced here with his permission. You can see the original and other photos (and videos) and learn about his wine making methods over on his site:
http://www.marcel-lapierre.com/

As to BioDynamics the site says, “Furthermore, for 3 years, we are testing the bio dynamic on some lands of old vines.”

By: Pablo Orio

Pablo Orio — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:21:51 +0000

Maybe it is Germany, Riesling vines.
Happy New Year from Spain.

By: Bob K

Bob K — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:27:15 +0000

The soil doesn’t look quite chalky enough, but the vista and the pruning make me think Jerez (sherry).

By: jaime

jaime — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:30:08 +0000

not planting, plowing, fresh vines no, look at the small gnarled goblets in the fore ground
old area, gentle slopes, shirtsleeves, chunky soil, rhone area? southern logically,if not southern italy

By: Tom Betz

Tom Betz — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:01:45 +0000

Montenegro?

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:34:48 +0000

Lebanon… near the Bekaa Valley?

By: Erin Ennis

Erin Ennis — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:00:49 +0000

Ok, here are some assumptions.

The pic *was* just taken this week.
If they’re planing now, I’m guessing this isn’t Southern Hemisphere.
If they’re working in T-shirts (and planting now), I’m guessing we’re looking at somewhere arid.

So my out-of-left-field guess is Israel.

By: Loulou

Loulou — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:02:38 +0000

In Alsace?

By: Bertrand

Bertrand — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:06:05 +0000

Could be Champagne, this is the New Year ! Isn’t it the white horse of Agrapart, Venus ?

By: MaryD

MaryD — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:32:46 +0000

Albania.