Since the 17th century, Reims has born witness to the history of our land, not only the coronation of kings but also the lives of ordinary people: unobtrusively, day by day and throughout all the momentous events of their lives.

An amusing incident relating to the legend about the pruning of the vines is one such example: one day, Saint Vincent, the patron saint of the corporation of vinegrowers, was talking to one of them when his donkey started to eat some of the vines. The vinegrower was extremely angry but, during the grape harvest, he noticed that although the grapes were not so plentiful, they were plumper and of much higher quality. So it would seem, with hindsight, that St.Vincent was the
precursor of the method of enlightened vinegrowing.

This is only a legend but it fits in perfectly with the keen sense of observation and shrewdness of the vinegrowers.
The cold settling of the must is a technique which combines precision and efficiency, and is without adverse effects. We are almost certainly the only House to have mastered this technique since 1990. A love of work well done is at the heart of the complexity of successful winemaking.

The House of Giraud maintains a high standard of moral and professional values: to have a passion for wine and the vines, to be observant, to work in harmony with the environment, to be receptive to new ideas but under no constraint, and finally, little by little, to reach the heart of this magnificent winefield.