![]() ![]() We believe that wine should taste different every year and that it should reflect the vineyard from where the grapes were picked. Some of these wines taste the same in every vintage with no mention that perhaps one year’s weather was different from the last. These additives along with many modern winemaking techniques can change the way wine tastes. We believe that manipulation in the winery can erase individuality and Terroir and that industrialized winemaking processes can yield wines that taste the same regardless of the grape variety or region they come from. There are over 80 synthetic chemical additives permitted in winemaking today yet there is no ingredient list required for wine labels. In keeping with these ideas the wines we import are produced with the least possible use of chemicals, additives and technological interventions. We believe that grape growing should be good for our health and be environmentally sustainable and the winemakers, winegrowers and vigneron we work with feel the same way. ![]() We hold it to the same high standards as food like organic farming and minimal preservatives. We believe that wine, like other agricultural products, comes from the earth. The word élevage implies that all this effort is worth it." "It is the series of cellar operations between fermentation and bottling, suggesting that the winemaker's role is rather like that of a loving parent who guides, disciplines, and civilizes the raw young wine that emerges from the fermentation vessel. It literally means "rearing" or "raising" but in the world of wine has another meaning. Jancis Robinson says: Élevage is a French word and has no direct equivalent in English. Elevage Selections is a wine importing agency based in Manitoba, Canada focussing on wines from healthy vineyards made with a light touch in the cellar. ![]()
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