A sporting and gourmet event in the hilly vineyards of Boutenac? It is now possible! The first edition took place in 2022, in a very nice and warm atmosphere, bringing together sportsmen, gourmets and winegrowers under  Languedoc endless summer : sunny weekends, and amazing nature. The Château de Boutenac, the headquarters of the appellation, hosts the marathon-village: wine tasting, local products little market, music concerts. Everything you need to spend a dream weekend, with a good glass of Boutenac wine!

Do you want to participate? More information here: https://www.marathonduboutenac.com

2023, October 21st et 22nd  Marathon

Marathon 42 KM or relay race (10KM x 4) or Guided walks in the vineyard

https://www.marathonduboutenac.com

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Are you a Fabre Family partner? Contact us to run in our team, and get some help with the organisation and logistics of the weekend (partner guesthouse, accommodation address, private tour of the chateau and tastings ): manon@famille-fabre.com or clemence@famille-fabre.com .

A first on Friday 3rd February: the Famille Fabre team – more than forty people, was invited to experience their own wine tourism offer: the electric bike ride through their vineyards. Under a magical sun… despite the few degrees, we set off on an adapted route with 4 stops in the mourrel of Luc Sur Orbieu. The bike with assistance, allows with less effort to enjoy breathtaking landscapes in a wild nature!

Stop 1: This is the opportunity for the Famille Fabre to present the new Carignan plantation ‘La Croix du Vignal’ in a wild part of the “mourrel” ( local scrubland ). Green cover between range of vines can be observed here.

Why sow between the rows of vines?

To improve the organic material in our soils, to avoid deficiencies of nutriment, to develop as much living soil as possible, a living soil needs to be covered with matter; biomass, insects, protozoa, fungi, organic matter… If our soils are bare, the first 30 cm of the soil no longer functions, burns in the sun; this is why we sow, to feed this part of the soil.

Sow a mixture of leguminous seeds (peas, broad beans), grasses (oats, wheat, barley), crucifers (mustard, false rocket alias diplotoxis; cross-shaped leaf):

+ flowers excellent allies for attracting pollinating bees

+ pivot stems where peas, for example, cling to make biomass, have a volume of vegetation to filter the sun, shade the soil, prevent water evaporation

+ leaves fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and return it to the soil

+ the roots also decompose the soil, to avoid large clods, hence more life in the soil

+ by decomposing, the plant gives back a maximum of organic matter once the stem has been bent to stop the plant’s growth. The plant should be destroyed in April in the middle of the flowering period to optimise the contribution of organic matter, to avoid any risk of frost, such as plants in the middle of the vine row raising the dew point at the level of the vines (instead of at ground level) and above all to avoid competition for water before these plants consume too much water for their flowering.

To discover the next 3 stops, we invite you to get on your bike accompanied by Jeanne and Fanny responsible for oenotourism at the estate! 

More information at oenotourisme@famille-fabre.com and on +33 6 31 01 73 09.

The circular economy is very important to us, as is our Chant de la terre range in reusable bottles since January 2021, sold at BIOCOOP.

Another concrete and local example: the company CULO, created in Narbonne by the vivacious Margaux, has recovered 10 pallets of glass bottles that we no longer use (discontinued model or damaged bottles).

CULO is a committed French company that has a deep upcycling approach ♻️
CULO collects “glass” waste: mainly wine and champagne bottles, to make them into tableware and decorative objects.
CULO collects the bottles from partner restaurants and wineries, and then cuts, sands, polishes and engraves them!

Culo acts for a serious cause without taking itself too seriously. And Famille Fabre is happy to support this cause, 25km from its cellar!

At last Friday’s company awayday, Louis gave us the 5 keys to happiness:

1/ Being consistent and true to yourself

2/ Being open: accepting things that are exterior to ourselves: feeling an emotion in front of a beautiful landscape, or having a glass of wine! Being happy by encountering something different.

3/ Loving and being loved, reciprocal love is what connects us to each other.

4/ Understanding and being understood.

5/ Communicating: we all enjoy sharing things!

Something to think about!

 

Famille Fabre wishes you a year 2023 under the sign of CONVIVENCIA*.

* A state of peace where different ideas coexist. Living together, living with, moments of sharing and conviviality!

Drawing by the talented @honoreperrine « Famille Fabre climate and biodiversity » :

What we live here in Languedoc, and our commitment for 2023:

CLIMATE Sun and windmill,

AGRO ECOLOGY Vines, trees, hedges, fields and green cover plantation

BIODIVERSITY Snakes & insect hostels, bees, birds nesting box, and dragon fly protection

Upon Biocoop request, a French retail chain of organic products, the caps are disappearing. Our rosé and Corbières Chateau Coulon are beginning !

But what is the purpose of the capsule? 

It has a great use because in France we pay a tax on each bottle sold. This tax is represented by the Marianne on the capsules. When the Marianne does not appear, the customs authorities allow us to replace it with a Simplified Accompanying Document, the DSA. This is a form that must follow the sold bottle from our warehouse to the customer’s warehouse. Then the invoice takes over from the wine merchant to your dining room! It proves that the bottle has been sold and that the tax has been paid.

And for exportation? No need! It’s just an habit we took, but the wines could travel without this caps!

Ecological argument

So, that’s a bit more paperwork for France, yes… but above all a bit less packaging. And isn’t it said that the best packaging for our planet is the one that doesn’t exist?

So LET’S REMOVE THE CAPS, and Cheers!

To all wine professionals

Importers, wine shops, journalists, etc…

Let’s meet in 2023 :

Millésime BIO Parc des Expositions Montpellier 30 January- 1er February 2023

BOOTH B2 763

 

Wine Paris Parc des Exposition Porte de Versailles Paris 13 – 15 February 2023

BOOTH Hall4 G196

Guy Delisle*, famous author of comics (the chronicles of Jerusalem), draws the label of the Fabre Famille orange wine , a vibrant tribute to their ancestor Louis Andrieu.

How did our Orange Wine Louis Andrieu wine label was created?

On the picture: Clémence Fabre, ( baby girl Joséphine ) and a very talented Canadian cartoon drawer, Guy Delisle!

The first label from GENERATION new range were born this way; many family history details for Guy Delisle who translated it into a colourful, happy label, with its nice touch of fun!

After a few months our project came to reality with our  GENERATION range – Irma Coulon or Louis Andrieu wines!
Joséphine also grown as you can see ! Thanks to Guy for this tribute given to our ancestors.

*Guy Delisle Guy Delisle (born January 19, 1966) is a Canadian cartoonist and animator, best known for his graphic novels about his travels, such as Shenzhen (2000), Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (2003), Burma Chronicles (2007), and Jerusalem(2011).