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La Grange's new winery - Lego style

Bit by bit it's taking shape: our new winery. At the beginning it was just a big hole. Gradually we are able to discern the shape of the building.

Every evening the men of Domaine La Grange gather around the construction site to examine the progress. Unfortunately I don't always understand everything they say, but it's obvious that good advice abounds.

The winery is composed of big blocks of natural stone. They are custom-taylored at delivery and it looks rather impressive when these huge blocks waft through the air to then be fitted tightly into the already existing structure. It reminds me of Legos, just a bit bigger.

Our next harvest will already be processed in this new winery and we are convinced this will be another step up the ladder for us.

Rolf has already chosen the interior fittings; the new bottling plant, the labelling machine and many more things will be delivered very soon - after tough negotiations. I have been told that some of the suppliers want to avoid german winemakers in the future.

The new winery at Domaine La Grange

Only 'on paper' as yet, our new winery will be finished next year. The building permit was a long time in coming but we finally received it.

We work with a french architect who specializes in natural stone, especially the local 'Pierre de Vers'. It's a very fine shell limestone with entrapped air and therefore very good insulating properties. At the moment we are still working on the plans and everyone in the team brings their knowledge and, of course, their wishes to the drawing table. The area we are going to build on has already been marked.

Unfortunately a couple of our vines had to go, but they were not our best anyway. We hope to show you our new winery next year.