Maison de la Chapelle -- 2017 Irancy -- Burgundy, France Certified organic and sustainable farming

Certified organic and sustainable farming results in grapes of intense flavor at low alcohol levels (12%)

Until 1960 the value of Napa’s prune crop was higher than its grapes

organic farming methods are successful

the native yeast fermentation that you might read in the description of a wine is important because it lets you know that the farming was done with little to no herbicides and pesticides which would inhibit the growth of yeasts

The only red produced in Alsace is Pinot Noir

Maison de la Chapelle -- 2017 Irancy -- Burgundy, France Certified organic and sustainable farmingThere is still great value to be found in Burgundy if one explores beyond the famous villages. The village of Irancy lies 15 minutes Southwest of Chablis and is one of the most Northern regions in France to grow red grapes for still wines. Viticulture has been practiced there since the 11th century, but due to difficulties peculiar to the region's soils, its recovery from the Phylloxera infestation that wiped out the vineyards of France in the late