Distiller le monde
Le Liber de arte distillandi de compositis, écrit et publié par Hieronymus Brunschwig en 1509, est de toute évidence une pièce rare et précieuse. Il s’agit en effet du premier ouvrage connu consacré à l’art de la distillation. Il a servi de référence dans l’Europe entière pour appréhender et maîtriser la technique de la distillation […]
Distillation time
Day and night till march 31st, distillers live according to the tempo of theirs stills and process called « double chauffe » or « repasse » in french, i.e two separate heatings, in a special « charentais » copper still. The distillation is a particular moment which appeals to emotional senses of sight and smell : a sweety temperature near the stills, the slow […]
The perfect blend of vineyards and art
Impossible to miss it when you arrive in the courtyard. The huge fresco on the wall of the distillery, realized with natural but quite original components… Welcome in the creative universe of « les Frères Moine » ie the brothers of family Moine, winegrowers and artists at the same time. The art of blend has no secret for […]
Distiller, full-time job in wintertime
He/she wakes up early morning, generally between 4 and 6, each day, during the distillation time. As for a single-handed round world race, he/she crosses non-stop several weeks or months depending from the quantity of vine to be distilled. Even if modern facilities such as computer controlled devices, and gaz heating allow to sleep at home and no more in […]
Here’s the time of distillation
Day and night, till march 31st, the winegrowers who are also distillers, live according to the tempo of theirs stills and the process called « double chauffe » or « repasse » in french i.e, two separate heatings, in a special « charentais » copper still. The distillation is a particular moment which appeals to emotional senses of sight and smell : a sweety […]