DBR Lafite joins the B Corp community
After more than two years of efforts, we are honored to announce that all of our estates (Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Duhart-Milon, L’Evangile, Rieussec, Paradis Casseuil, Domaine d’Aussières, Vina Los Vascos, Bodegas CARO, Domaine de Long Dai) have been labeled as B Corp.
Gone With the Winds
Assemblage
In our cellars, we blend grape varieties; in our Journal, we blend ideas. This time, it's a rather airy lexicon. The winds make the weather fair or foul. But do they also make the wines? Here's an overview of those that blow over our vineyards, from the tramontane to the typhoon.
Assemblage
In each issue's 'assemblage' section, we compose a blend of shorter snippets relating to the theme.
Pleasure, Principled: rethinking the body of wine-writing
Interview with Sandrine Goeyvaerts, author of 'Manifesto for Inclusive Wine' (Nouriturfu, 2021)
When Wine takes on a body
The Bodies behind the Body
Race Day: The Châteaux Triathlon
Unity – and fierce competition – between the Domaines
The French teams at Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite embody the family spirit – in blood, sweat and tears. We’ve brought you some snippets, from an extraordinary day at Lafite.
Soul Food
In Search of Lost Calories
Micro-Cosmic: The Hidden Universe Beneath Our Feet
Digging deep to meet our vineyard’s smallest and most powerful allies.
Château Rieussec is breaking the Sauternes mould
Rieussec is flipping the script on everything you thought you knew about Sauternes. Here, four easy pairings – no foie gras or roquefort in sight.
Not a fan of Sauternes? Maybe you’ve written off this sweet classic as the culprit behind your holiday hangover… or , just an obligatory pairing with foie gras, Roquefort or dessert. Think again.
Roots Manoeuvre
Roots around roots
A herbarium (and arboretum) of our vine’s most important subterranean neighbours.