{"id":15935,"date":"2020-06-29T11:02:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T09:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virgilcasimir.com\/projetswp\/gmetz\/?page_id=15935"},"modified":"2020-11-20T00:50:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T23:50:14","slug":"le-domaine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/domainegmetz.com\/en\/le-domaine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Metz family has been growing vines around the village of Epfig, but the family\u2019s main focus until 1920\/25 was agriculture<\/p>\n

Marcellin Metz began growing vines on land of the neighbouring village of Itterswiller in 1930, and in 1936 he decided to concentrate on producing grapes for wine.
\nMarcellin passed on his knowledge to his 2 sons and in 1966 G\u00e9rard and Ren\u00e9 decided to start bottling and marketing their own wines.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9rard and Ren\u00e9 took a great deal of care\nover quality of their wine meant sales soon\nbegan to grow in France.
\nOver the years, they grew their estate by\nbuying some excellent terroirs both in\nItterswiller and nearby.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Domaine G. METZ now comprises over 18 ha\nof vineyards located across the renowned\nhillsides of Itterswiller, Epfig, Nothalten,\nGertwiller, Obernai, Heiligenstein, Andlau\nand Mittelbergheim.
\nAujourd\u2019hui, le Domaine G. METZ se compose de plus de 18 \u00adhectares de vignes situ\u00e9es sur les coteaux r\u00e9put\u00e9s d\u2019Itterswiller, Epfig, \u00adNothalten, Gertwiller, Obernai, Heiligenstein, Andlau et Mittelbergheim.<\/p>\n

In 1989, Eric Casimir, who originally came\nfrom Champagne, married one of G\u00e9rard\u2019s\ndaughters and moved to Itterswiller. To learn\nthe trade, he spent 3 years at the agricultural\nlyc\u00e9e of Obernai and then 5 years working in\nthe vineyards of the family estate. Eric took\nover winemaking duties from G\u00e9rard in 1996<\/p>\n

Domaine G.Metz wines are sold to the general\npublic, wine merchants and to restaurants in\nFrance and abroad. 35 % of the estate\u2019s wine\nproduction was sold for export (Great Britain,\nCzech Republic, China, Japan, USA, etc...).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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For several generations, our family devoted\nherself with fervor and enthusiasm to this\ndivine alchemy born of a subtile bond of\nterroir and grape variety.
\nWinemakers above all, we defend an exacting\nethics of our profession which leads us to\nproduce only Alsace wines grapes from the\nbest grapes and raised in traditional rules.
\nWe campaign in favor of a environmentally\nfriendly viticulture that respects the environment\nand we drive our production with\nstrict specifications. These are the essential\nconditions for protecting our environment\nand practising sustainable viticulture.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>

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This is why we stopped using insecticides\nsince 2002, while for the last 10 years, we\nhave been treating our leaves with products\nused in organic agriculture (copper, sulphur,\noligo-elements, etc.). We currently plough\nevery other row. Debudding is carried out\nin both young and older parcels in order to\nrestrict yields.
\nOur domaine has been certifi ed HVE level 3\nsince 2017 and Terra Vitis for 8 years. We are\ncurrently in organic conversion.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t

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In the cellar, 60% of the vats are made of\nwood, some of which are over 100 years\nold. We prefer slow fermentation with native\nyeasts, skin macerations, low-pressure pressing\nand aging on whole lees.
\nWhether \u2018\u2018fruit wine\u2019\u2019 or \u2018\u2018cellar wine\u2019\u2019, we make\nfine, elegant, sometimes fruity or mineral,\ngourmet Alsace wines.
\nWinemaker is an artist. A Winemaker makes\nhis wines like a painter mix their own colours. Every decision and every action is decisive\nas once a choice has been made, there\u2019s\noften no turning back. He is also like a musician\nwho composes his own music and their\ntunes are their terroirs, their grapes and the\nclimate.
\nThe language of the winemaker is a language\nof sharing and passion !<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Notre Histoire Depuis le 19\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, la famille Metz cultive des vignes sur la commune d\u2019Epfig. Cependant, jusqu'aux ann\u00e9es 1920, l\u2019activit\u00e9 principale \u00e9tait port\u00e9 sur l'agriculture. C\u2019est en 1930 que Marcellin Metz s\u2019installe sur la commune voisine d\u2019Itterswiller et \u00e0 partir de 1936, il d\u00e9cide...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full_width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainegmetz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15935"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainegmetz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainegmetz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainegmetz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainegmetz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15935"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/domainegmetz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16862,"href":"https:\/\/domainegmetz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15935\/revisions\/16862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainegmetz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}