Frédéric & David GIACHINO

Frédéric and David Giachino 's family has been working for several centuries in mixed farming in the Grésivaudan area, dedicating the rich plain lands to the cultivation of cereals, nuts and fruit, and the sunny hillsides of the Granier foothills to the cultivation of vines. In 1988, Frédéric took over 1.5 ha of vines belonging to his grandfather Marius Genton. He started with classic working methods when he took over, but Frédéric gradually moved towards sustainable cultivation and worked the soil again. The more time passes and the more demanding Winery becomes; the authenticity of the terroir and respect for nature become the priority. In 2006, the transition to organic farming was the culmination of a long process. Weed killers, synthetic chemicals and insecticides disappeared completely. A return to the roots of agriculture, subject to the vagaries of time and the seasons, which seduced David, Frédéric's brother. He joins the farm and will be followed by Clément, Frédéric's son. The family history is total! These additional arms made it possible to take over Michel Grisard's vineyard - a pioneer of organic farming in Savoie and a great defender of rare or disappeared grape varieties - after his retirement: 6.5 ha of Mondeuse and Roussette at the foot of the mountain called the Granier. Installed on ancient glacial moraines, this mountain saw a 500 million m3 section collapse during the night of 24th to 25th November 1248, swallowing up 5 parishes along the way! The landslide created a chaotic relief made up of varied formations of predominantly clay-limestone with large blocks of little alteration.