” Since the winemaker Robert Eden bought Château Maris in 1997, he gradually converted it into a showcase for sustainable winemaking. The vineyard has been certified organic since 2002, Demeter since 2008, with the addition of the cellar built in hemp in 2012 and additional energy saving measures, the estate obtained BCorp certification in 2016. All this is brought together in Dynamic, from a plot of .4 ha of Syrah in clay-limestone soil at La Livinière . Juicy and delicious right now, although it’s designed to last another decade, at least. “« Best Languedoc, Dynamic 2016, 94 points » Tara Q. Thomas

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Installed in the Minervois since 1997, Robert Eden, grandson of a former British Prime Minister, leads his 45 hectares
biodynamic vines since 2004. He multiplies experiments to go further towards carbon neutrality. Pioneer
in the protection of nature, his cellar is built of hemp and lime bricks, and he chose the sailboat for the expedition of
its wines to New Jersey – 90% of production is exported. On board a 24-meter monohull from the Grain company
de Sail, the bottles sail for a month from Saint-Malo to Port Elizabeth. For Robert Eden, the additional cost of 15% is a
investment: “This crossing marks the beginning of a great adventure. We believe in the future of this type of transport.”

More details in “The Times”

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From October 14 to 15, Château Maris welcomes you to three different events.

FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER: BIODIVERSITY WALK + TASTING FROM 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Reservation on this link: https://shop.chateaumaris.com/en/events-tours/146-biodiversity-walk-and-tasting.html

SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER: PAINTING WORKSHOP IN THE VINEYARDS + TASTING FROM 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Reservation on this link: https://shop.chateaumaris.com/en/events-tours/119-sketching-at-chateau-maris.html

SATURDAY OCTOBER 15: SEMI GASTRONOMIC FOOD AND WINE PAIRING MEAL AT 7 PM

Reservation on this link: https://www.grandcafeoccitan.com/

Do not hesitate to book the activity or activities that interest you via the links or if you encounter difficulties by email or telephone.

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04 68 91 42 63

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By Adam Iscoe, July 18, 2022

“We’re trying to implement this new wording, so people understand that it’s a cargo ship and a sailboat,” Matthieu Riou, who is the company’s export director, said the other day, stepping aboard Grain de Sail, a two-masted aluminum-hulled schooner. He wore a backward baseball cap, dirty white sneakers, and a T-shirt with an illustration of a woman drinking wine and smoking a cigarette. “The goal is to bring some new stuff to the U.S., wines that have never been distributed in New York City. New types of grapes, new types of techniques.” After twenty-four days at sea, the cargo sailboat, which is registered as an official merchant vessel by the French government, had arrived in New York Harbor, with eight thousand bottles: Château Maris grenache, Ferme de la Sansonniere Chenin Blanc, Charles Heidsieck champagne. A sailor named François Le Naoures said, “This is the first time since Prohibition that we import so much alcohol by sail.”

More details in “The New Yorker“

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