LA FERME DU MONT CÔTES DU RHÔNE, FRANCE

La Ferme du Mont in the Southern Rhône boasts a mosaic of vineyards, now owned and vinified by Stéphane Vedeau. Formerly a soccer player in Paris, Stéphane shifted to winemaking in 1989 and spent 15 years making award-winning wines in the Languedoc. Stéphane arrived in the Rhone Valley in 2000, creating La Ferme du Mont in the Southern Rhone where he continues to produce wines with freshness and soul using native yeasts and biodynamic methods. La Ferme du Mont is known for its Grenache- dominant wines from the Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Châteauneuf-du- Pape AOCs.