Hello Naked people, my name is Benjamin Darnault. I live in a small hamlet called Calamiac, which is situated just outside the village of La Liviniere, in the Languedoc region of southern France. I have the strong belief that this little pocket of the Languedoc is a real heaven for producing interesting, exciting, different wines.
This is one of the oldest and largest vineyards in the world, where people have been cultivating grapes for wine since the Roman times. Exploring the area, you feel like you’ve stepped back in time and that things have almost been left untouched.
As a winemaker it’s an exciting environment as the old bush vines are capable of producing great and authentic ‘old terror’ wines – and all this can be enjoyed at a very reasonable price.
My experiences working all round the world in the wine industry have propelled me back to this magic area with the knowledge I could make remarkable wines for an interesting price.
Sadly, a number of vignerons are pushed at this moment to pull out they old local variety vines. The price they getting for their grapes is absolutely ridiculous. Paying them an extra 15-20p per bottles can make the difference. I see in my project with Nakedwine as a real opportunity to combine this “fair-trade” allowing us to spend a bit more on the grapes and produce old terroir wine, taking the best of the old world with the freshness of new world influences.
I have been following Naked Wine and its community of wine lovers for months now and have felt inspired and energised by it! Now I’m here and very happy to announce it! I would like to thank Naked Wine for making this possible. Their philosophy mirrors the optimism and enthusiasm I feel for what I do and working together with them, I hope to offer you an exciting product
Benjamin
Benjamin 07:54 16/06/2010 Comment
