DOMAINE LUPIN SAVOIE, FRANCE
Bruno Lupin is widely respected in the Savoie wine world as an authority both on vineyard management and winemaking. His tiny domain in Savoie has risen to become a reference point for exceptional white wine in France’s alpine Savoie region. Bruno’s family has deep roots in Frangy. Bruno’s grandfather started the family’s commercial wine business, selling his bottles in Switzerland. After his studies in Beaune, Bruno decided not to go back to his hometown. Instead, he took a job as chief of vinification at the Cave de Genève, a very large cooperative in Switzerland. Eventually, Bruno tired of making wines for volume rather than quality and decided to come back to his family estate. He brought back with him all the skills he learned, and he carried over the level of winemaking to his craft at a much smaller scale.