The Ogier family had been established growers in Ampuis for over seven generations, but it was only in the 1980s that they began vinifying their own grapes. Stéphane joined the family estate in ’97, working alongside his father Michel, before taking over in 2003. The vines of Malleval grow on south-facing granite slopes at 300 metres’ altitude, where they...

An emblematic domain of the Rhône Valley, Domaine Vernay is renowned for its Côte-Rôtie and its Condrieu. Christine Vernay, who has been in charge of the management of the Domaine and the winemaking for more than 20 years, succeeded in 1996 to her father (Georges Vernay, recognized for having saved the appellation and the Viognier grape variety) and to...