Val de Vie Wines has its own vineyards. This means we can grow those Rhône varietals best suited to their terroir whilst sourcing in excellent quality grapes of the other Rhône varietals within a 200 km radius. Thereby, enabling us to produce and sell only the very best wines.

From 2003 onwards, the team undertook extensive terroir studies of Val de Vie which included climate mapping and soil analyses. The decision to focus on Rhône-specific varietals was a result of these studies.

There are 13 permitted Châteauneuf-du-Pape varietals and 22 varietals in the Rhône Valley. Val de Vie will eventually grow 15 of these varietals. This will enable the wine maker to use the unique characteristics of each varietal to produce outstanding Rhône-style wines.

The cellar sources the best grapes from specially selected vineyards. We follow a simplistic barrel approach. Wood must not dominate the wines. The fruit must be allowed to express itself, thus the oak simply provides the basis for the wine to evolve. Barrels are 500 L in size and a greater percentage of older barrels are used.

Every wine is crafted individually to respect its characteristics.