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Domaine Joseph Drouhin in Beaune, France
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French Winophiles explore American Outposts of French Wineries
This month, our French Winophiles are exploring French winemakers and their New World endeavors. We had a similar assignment back in 2020, where I highlighted Louis Jadot in Bourgogne and Oregon . This time, I’m taking a look at another Bourgogne house, Maison Joseph Drouhin. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for a set of links to all my fellow Winophiles’ discoveries. My exploration took a number of twists and turns as you’ll see below.
Maison Joseph Drouhin History
Maison Joseph Drouhin was established by Joseph Drouhin in 1880 as a négociant business, buying grapes and newly finished wines from local vineyards and growers. They vinified grapes, aged the young wines, bottled and established the commercial contacts to sell the wines in France and abroad. They grew into one of the most important Bourgogne (Burgundy) négociants and producers. They survived World Wars, depressions, a changing world wine environment and remain a historic and important Bourgogne producer/négociant today.
Joseph’s son, Maurice, began working in the business in the early 1900’s. He started purchasing vineyards to allow the business to produce their own wines with important acquisitions in top vineyards. Maurice was an important figure in
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