Mark and Martial ANGELI

winemaker and farmer, Mark Angeli, a former mason, manages his farm with conviction, precision, listening, humility, zeal and sensitivity. His struggle today? The AOC system.

In 2002, when he presented the wines from his most beautiful plot of chenin for approval, they were refused in the Anjou appellation. He will release his reds in 2006 and his whites in 2007. Since then, all his production is in " Vin de France ". From this fight, which he still continues to lead, he has also made a book about it, "Les raisins de la colère" (The Grapes of Wrath). Wrath allows him to commit himself more. He refuses to pretend. Now that he is out of the appellation system, it would seem that Mark Angeli is even freer in his work choices, in his words.

But Mark doesn't stop there. He becomes a winemaker in solidarity by organising information days for young winegrowers arriving in his region, in his vineyard. He uses his experience and his difficulties (no salary during the first 8 years of installation) to train, organise and advise. At present, about thirty winegrowers come every year to these days. Mark Angeli and four of his colleagues help them in their installation. The current passes and Mark passes on his thirty years of experience while ruminating all the same that he cannot "write the name of the place where he produces his grapes".Grrrr....

For new customers, including Petitescaves.com, it is necessary to promote some young winemakers by buying them the wines that (we) like and thus obtain some magic bottles from the Ferme de la Sansonnière. This is what we did with joy by helping Liv Vincendeau and Olivier Lejeune.

Mark's son, Martial Angeli, has joined Winery. The future is assured and biodynamics has a bright future ahead of it!