Michel Chapoutier, you said in Decanter Magazine that making natural wine is like making vinegar. Is not it a bit tough?

Michel Chapoutier: "It's not an attack on the concerned wine...]]> http://www.vitabella.fr/guillaume-jourdan/headline/michel-chapoutier-shares-his-thoughts-on-what-is-a-natural-wine-and-discusses-what-ethical-principles-a-natural-winemaker-should-respect/ Editorial by Guillaume Jourdan

Chateau de Beaucastel, Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Chapoutier...Famous biodynamic wine estates have all learnt from her books and annual sowing and planting calendars. Maria Thun, "grandmother of biodynamics", died at nearly 90 years of age. She had recently published "When Wine Tastes Best: 2012"

Born near Malburg, Germany, Maria devoted her life to researching and applying the anthroposophic philosophy of Rudolf Steiner. In 1952, Maria Thun noticed some shape differences between radishes that were sown over a 10-day period in a similarly prepared soil. Some plots produced larger roots than others. Other plots produced larger leaves. A third group...]]> http://www.vitabella.fr/guillaume-jourdan/featured/fruits-flowers-leaves-and-roots-mourn-maria-thun-grandmother-of-biodynamics/ Why the wines of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti are so special ? , Moët-Hennessy to produce red wine in China , Why the wines of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti are so special ? and much more.]]> http://www.vitabella.fr/guillaume-jourdan/news/the-sunday-edition-of-vitabella-wine-daily-gossip-is-out-every-day-more-international-news-from-wine-magazine-wine-website-and-wine-review-4/ Armani Wine Bar Opens in Tokyo, Moët-Hennessy to produce red wine in China , Marius by Michel Chapoutier : A New Wine in Town and much more.

]]> http://www.vitabella.fr/guillaume-jourdan/news/the-thursday-edition-of-vitabella-wine-daily-gossip-is-out-every-day-more-international-news-from-wine-magazine-wine-website-and-wine-review-2/ Editorial by Guillaume Jourdan

Fine wine fund managers, private collectors...I received a great amount of e-mails concerning my editorial "Fine Wine Investment Funds: What should they learn from the past to make Great Returns over the Next 10 Years?". In fact, I understood there was a huge reflexion nowadays on that topic and directions taken by decision makers were not all the same. Of course, results will differ over the next few years (when I write results, I mean return on investment here) but there were some very convincing ideas including a suggestion recently made by a wine fund management specialist: buy the exclusive and underpriced Chateau d'Yquem.

Chateau d'Yquem, the next Lafite? Lunzer Wine Investments predicts rapid rise in value of investments in Chateau d'Yquem. In fact, Lunzer analyzed the impact expected on the wine investment market place...]]> http://www.vitabella.fr/guillaume-jourdan/featured/lunzer-i-expect-the-price-of-the-good-vintages-of-sauternes-chateau-dyquem-to-double-over-the-next-few-years/

Last year, Maison M. Chapoutier made a pleasant surprise by launching MARIUS by Michel Chapoutier. This year, to celebrate the white / rosé and red versions, a book "Any News of Marius Chapoutier? " tells some stories of Marius Chapoutier during his life. "A good wine is a wine you want to taste again" always said Marius. This book pays a tribute to this great man who was the great-great-grandfather of Michel Chapoutier, founder and talented developer of this wine estate. The english version of the book is released on Valentine’s Day. But why on St Valentine's Day ?]]> http://www.vitabella.fr/guillaume-jourdan/life-style/get-back-to-the-legend-of-st-valentine-and-share-a-glass-of-marius-wine-on-valentines-day/ “A terroir wine is a wine for the mouth and not for the nose,” Chapoutier says. , Poor Organisation of 2012 Salon des Vins de Loire and Loire Stars , Chateau Gruaud Larose : A video on the 2nd Growth of St Julien and much more.]]> http://www.vitabella.fr/guillaume-jourdan/news/the-sunday-edition-of-vitabella-wine-daily-gossip-is-out-every-day-more-international-news-from-wine-magazine-wine-website-and-wine-review-3/