vineyard photoThe unmistakable vineyards of Châteauneuf du Pape

Joli Vin is a small import and distribution company based in the San Francisco Bay Area, committed to seeking out the smaller, artisan winemakers from France and from Italy whose emphasis is clearly on quality, not volume. Each family-owned winery represented in these pages is passionately focused upon representing their own region’s unique terroir, varietals, and winemaking traditions.

All the winemakers you will read about, whether completely organic or practicing what has become to be known as lutte raisonnée, “the reasoned struggle,” which eschews the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, are all passionate in their commitment to intelligent stewardship of their land. Not only have they found this to be the most sensible and sustainable way to farm, but moreover, in pursuit of wines with true character and soul, they have found that vineyard ecosystems not destroyed by the sustained use chemical treatments, give their wines the greatest expression of terroir, and the land from which they come.

If you are wine enthusiast trying to track down a Joli Vin favorite, or a licensed retailer or restaurant wishing to add some of our wines to your shelves or wine lists, please call or email and we will be happy to direct you to the nearest retailer who stocks the wine you seek, or to set up a tasting appointment. Of course, if you have a general comment or question regarding these wines and producers, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

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