Ladies First! How Isabel Ferrando found Passion and Purpose in Châteauneuf-du-Pape

MJ’s guest today is esteemed Châteauneuf-du-Pape vigneron and winemaker, Isabel Ferrando! Isabel has been cultivating vines and making wine in Chateauneuf-du-Pape for 18 years. Her wines have been dubbed by critics as “some of the most profound wines on the planet” (Jeb Dunnuck). Drawing inspiration from the Burgundian tradition of single vineyards, Isabel produced three different cuvées from Saint Prefert’s estates from 2003 to 2019: Classique, Réserve Auguste Favier and Collection Charles Giraud.

In this episode, MJ and Isabel discuss how Isabel went from working for a bank to making wine in her own vineyard in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Isabel shares details of her organic and biodynamic vineyard practices, her revolutionary new approach to making wine in a glass vat, and her daughter’s recent decision to follow in Isabel’s footsteps.

A huge thank you to Isabel Ferrando!

Follow Isabel on Instagram: @isabelferrando_stprefert

Check out her website here: www.st-prefert.com

This episode’s in studio wine:

2021 Famille Isabel Ferrando Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

2018 Colombis Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine Isabel Ferrando

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