Naked Winemaker

James Kinglake

France

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Out of the rat race and into the vineyards of southern France

  • After years working as a trader in the city, James decided to call it quits and he and his wife, Catherine, headed out to the south of France to embark on a new adventure; wine.

  • They looked around a whopping 45 estates before they found ‘The One’, a classic, blue-shuttered beauty surrounded by vines with jaw-dropping mountain views.  In 2004 they moved in and took the reigns of an estate which had been producing wine since the 16th century; Domaine Begude.
  • Unperturbed by such history, they got stuck in to their 29 hectares of organic vines. Limoux is ideal for growing top-notch Chard and Pinot Noir and that’s exactly what they do! James has also managed to slip in some Gruner Veltliner, which isn’t technically allowed according to appellation rules but he’s labelled it as ‘Exotique GV’ which the French assume stands for Grand Vin. Hat’s off to you, James!

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