To a wine route regional

Stéphane Bouchard

Saturday, 14 October, 2017 20:59

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The Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean is in the process of building its own wine route, which runs from Jonquière to Dolbeau-Mistassini, and, for the moment, the supply can not meet demand.

Pioneering vineyards in the region, the Area the Crate was more or less a year ahead of the sale of its products. To obtain bottles of Father and son, it is necessary to book or even get on the field.

“We always keep a few bottles for the visitors. A lot of cruise passengers come to see us. It is boring to visit a vineyard and not being able to buy a bottle, ” says Pierre-Philippe Tremblay, co-owner of the Area the Crate, of which the wine has been awarded several times.

1. Area the Crate, Jonquière 2. Vineyard Couchepagane, Métabetchouan 3. Vineyard Goodness DiVigne, Roberval 4. Vineyards, Lac-Saint-Jean, Dolbeau-Mistassini

THREE IN THE LAC-SAINT-JEAN

The vineyard Goodness DiVigne, located in Roberval, qc is in stock for the season 2017. Still at the stage of experimentation and production, in small quantity, the vineyard will have a capacity of 2000 bottles when it will be in full gear.

The wines from the vineyard Couchepagane of Métabetchouan, founded in 2012, can be found on the website of the producer and in some grocery stores regional.

Vineyards, Lac-Saint-Jean, the last to arrive, planted the vines, Dolbeau-Mistassini. On its page Facebook, the company describes itself with pride as the vineyard in the north of Quebec. Vineyards, Lac-Saint-Jean produces grapes, which have been sold in the market at Wallberg.

CLIMATE

If the consumers are at the appointment, the climate remains a source of concern for the vineyards of the region. Especially that, nowadays, the temperature can be unpredictable. This summer, the beautiful weather that has arrived belatedly gave cold sweats to the producers.

“Some of my grapes had the air of wonder in which country I had planted this summer. The heat of the months of August and September have saved our crops, ” says Pierre-Philippe Tremblay.

For the grower, the choice of variety is critical, therefore, to ensure the production of a quality wine, in good quantity.

The Area the Crate was the harvest this week. Fifty people participated in the harvest of the fruits of 8000 vines that will be used to make the wine that will be drunk within two years.

“It was a call on social networks, and we found our pickers quickly “, says Pierre-Philippe Tremblay, co-owner of the Area the Crate. It explains the enthusiasm for this activity by its originality and the beautiful weather of the month of October.