The Generation Gap
“The Southwest, due to its agricultural sociology, is a land of transmission. There are lots of family vineyards that have been passed down from mother/father to daughter/son. There’s nothing harder than making a (first) name for yourself, and it takes a lot of wisdom on both sides for the generations to get along.
What makes wine so fascinating is that it reflects an era as well as a terroir. The practices and techniques of our grandparents were challenged by our parents, who were shaken up by our ideas in turn, and we will soon be put to test by our children - such is the life of an estate across the years, even centuries.
Domaine de Brousse, Chateau du Cèdre, Famille Peynavère, Riouspeyrous, Plageoles, Barouillet, Peybonhomme, Cinq Peyres, etc...so many examples of transmission, of family estates that are all unique but that all share this breath of fresh air that’s sweeping through them.
Each generation has its pioneers, its guardians of the temple, its trailblazers. In the Southwest, we know where we’ve come from, and that allows us to look to the future with more serenity.”
Translated from the French @contrastes.salon
Contrastes Natural Wine Fair Southwest France
📆 9/10 November 2025
📍Prep’Art Toulouse
