Two harvests in the Loire: François Blanchard and Olivier Cousin

I don’t know if personality can change a wine, but it can change the feel of a harvest. In September I worked on two vendange teams: two days with François Blanchard and five for Baptiste and Olivier Cousin. And though both work with horses, the experiences could not have been more different.

First, François Blanchard. François lives in 3/4 of a château …