Region: Beaujolais, FRA
Variety: Gamay
Farming: Organic
Born in Lyon to Arabic heritage, Karim was adopted by a family in Morgon, eventually working for 10 years as a vineyard-hand and winemaker for Beaujolais legends such as Guy Breton and Marcel Lapierre.
When he started his winery, he was told that use of his ethnic first name on labels would limit his sales and as a result, he initially labelled his wines simply as βK. Vionnet.β As time passed, Karim embraced his North African roots and not only began including his full name on his wines but also named his Beaujolais Village βDu Beur Dans Les Pinardsβ which loosely translates into βArab in your wineβ Β derived from theΒ French expression βdu beurre dans les Γ©pinardsβ- something you say when you have extra money that will allow you to βadd a bit of butter in your spinach.β.
This comes from a 55 year old single vineyard in La Chapelle-de-Guinchay once owned by Beaujolais godfather Jules Chauvet.Β
Fresh, bright and vivacious, it is impossibly delicious and energetic.Β