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We are a Melbourne based exclusive French wine import company. Grandet derives its name from the novel “Eugenie Grandet” authored by famous French writer Honoré de Balzac hailing from Loire region in France.
As our team has its French origins in the medieval town of “Chinon” located in the Touraine sub-region resting by the banks of Vienne river, Grandet takes its inspiration from the ‘bon-vivant’ culture of this region to our passion for the art of wine making and the tradition of fine-wine trade. (Trivia- Chateau-Chinon was the residence of both Henry II-English King, and French queen- Eleanor d'Aquitaine, and Jeanne d’Arc is known to had visited the king in this majestic medieval chateau).
Famous French wines are known to everyone, but do you know about their appellation and where they originate from?
Organic/biodynamic wines are increasing become popular. Father of organic farming Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), who gave Agriculture Course in 1924.He started organic movement.
It includes ecological values, emphasizing spiritual and mystical perspectives.
Finding the right wine to pair with sea food depends not only on the type of fish but champagne is essential such as Pierre Gobillard-Blanc de blancs for its lightness, its minerality and floral aromas.
