Alexandre Sirech -- 2019 ‘Les Deux Terroirs’ -- Vin de France The conditions 80 miles from

The conditions 80 miles from the African coast are extreme

we think Mencia-based wines from Galicia (Mencia’s home) are some of the most exciting and interesting wines in the world--and this is the wine that first got our attention

traditional

The wind is so ferocious that each hoyo is surrounded by rock walls for protection

25 tons per acre

Alexandre Sirech -- 2019 ‘Les Deux Terroirs’ -- Vin de France The conditions 80 miles fromAlexandre Sirech had worked at the beverage conglomerate Pernod Ricard when he started his own company, chateaunet. com, one of the first websites allowing direct purchases from wineries, in the late nineties. When he launched his own winery in 2007 he leaned on the connections he had made at wineries across France to source his grapes, eschewing owning vineyards himself. Contrary to the idea of appellations, his Les Deux Terroirs'' line blends wines