Jean-Michel Gerin is one of the great winemakers raised by la Côte Rôtie…Dynamic, delighting us with his enchanting wines– taste the La Landonne, Les Grandes Places– he also is at the base of the infernal Trio of wineries of the Vallée du Rhône (with Laurent Combier and Peter Fischer) who have thrown themselves into a great new adventure in the Spainish Priorat…

What is your job? Winemaker

 

Where is your domaine? Ampuis – Côte-Rôtie , Vallée du Rhône Nord (Lyon et les Gones)

 

Why did you choose  to be involved with wine? Passion

 

Describe your wines in one word. Balance

 

Your best wine moment? Côte-Rôtie 1928, Domaine Hubert Cachet, a pretty baby full of potential, raspberries…

 

Your favorite dish? Simple food, like my wife makes, but also another great moment of happiness: “Tresse de loup au caviar” by the late Jacques Pic that I had the occasion of meeting several times.

 

Your favorite film? “Crooks in Clover” (Les Tonton Flingeurs) I heard the filming was a lot of fun. The acting was fantastic, a great French film from an era when French film still had an identity.

 

What does ‘terroir’ mean to you? Always keep learning to try to understand it.

 

A quotation about wine? Drink up everyone!

 

What are you most proud of? The family (Monique my wife, Michael my eldest son who is joining the winery and Alexis for whom life is beautiful)

 

 

Your dream? Having the pleasure of making wine with Chateau Grillet one seaon

 

Your idea of happiness? Simple, friends, a table, many bottles of wine and some food to eat.

 

An essential quality for you? Honor, the opposite of collaborators

 

The most beautiful place on earth? Corsica

 

Your favorite swearword? God damn it…and a lot of others

 

Your motto? Help yourself and heaven will help you;

 

Any last words? I want to try to pass our land on to future generations in the best conditions possible…

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