The origin of the farm dates back to 1735, and there have been eight generations of Colins who have worked the vines in Thoré-la-Rochette. The latest, Patrice, who joined his father at the start of the 1980s, has been fortunate to have inherited plantings made by his grandfather and great-grandfather. The oldest, a parcel of Pineau d’Aunis dates back to the 1890s. It is the oldest winery in Coteaux-du-Vendômois, the most northerly of the Loire appellations. In an area where winemaking is all too often a part-time activity, Patrice Colin works at it fulltime since he is one of the few in the region who has considerable holdings and his family has been in the area since 1735.