Cremant and French sparkling wine

Cremant Bouvet Ladubay

Cremant Bouvet Ladubay

At the age of 23, Etienne Bouvet acquired an 8 km cellar in Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent and founded the Maison Bouvet Ladubay, linking his name to that of his wife Celestine Ladubay.
In 1878 Etienne Bouvet had a castle built for himself and his family. Architect Ernest Piette from the Saumur region, a student of Joly-Leterme, architect of the historic monuments of the city of Saumur, was entrusted with the realization. Etienne Bouvet also builds housing estates for his employees on his site.
A few years later, he cleared land on the banks of the Thouet, created a port, installed huge horse stables protected by a glass roof, built his own power station to light his 8 kilometers of cellars and set up a shipping hall. As an educated man, he builds a small theater and thus offers his employees access to culture.

Domaine La Colombette

Domain La Colombette

Family owned for 4 generations, La Colombette is situated on the outskirts of Beziers, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. François and his son Vincent Pugibet have been instrumental in reviving the Languedoc vineyards. For more than thirty years they have been recognized for the quality of their wines and their innovations. In 1995 the Colombette was awarded the title of Best Chardonnay in the World and in 2009, after ten years of alcohol reduction research, the Plume series was rewarded. Today, Vincent Pugibet fully invests in the creation and development of new resistant grape varieties that allow for pesticide-free viticulture.