10/09/2026
Harvest is far more than picking grapes.
It starts with choosing the perfect day to harvest. Too early, and the wine may lack depth. Too late, and it can lose its freshness. Every vineyard, every grape variety and every plot has its own rhythm.
The grapes are gently pressed before fermentation begins — the moment when grape juice slowly transforms into wine. Depending on the style envisioned by the winemaker, the wine may then spend months, sometimes years, ageing in vats or oak barrels, developing complexity, texture and character.
Only then does it begin its final journey: from the cellar to our table.
During the Grand Chapitre International in Provence, members celebrated that journey during a dinner held in the heart of the vineyards at Château de Virant, surrounded by the very landscape that gives great wines their identity, while sharing exceptional wines from the Perrin Family.
A reminder that every great bottle tells two stories: the story of its terroir, and the story of the people who bring it to life.