Valentin Morel

In 2014, Valentin Morel walked away from his post as a government officer in a French prefecture and returned to the land his father had spent thirty years farming in Poligny, in the heart of Jura. He was twenty-six years old. He renamed the estate Les Pieds sur Terre, a double meaning that translates as both feet on the ground and vines in the earth, and began converting the 6-hectare property to biodynamic practices inspired by Rudolf Steiner and the agrarian philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka.

Valentin is not simply a winemaker. He is an ideologue who believes that manual labor, agriculture, and artisanal work are political acts. To farm, he argues, is one of the most important pursuits available to a human being. That conviction shows in how he farms: biodynamic preparations applied according to lunar cycles, no synthetic inputs, cover cropping, hand harvesting. He works with conviction rather than certification, though his practices exceed what most certified organic estates require.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Valentin Morel producer profile.

Valentin Morel Côtes du Jura Chardonnay Les Trouillots 2021

Valentin Morel

$46.00

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Valentin Morel Côtes du Jura Poulsard en Boutasse 2023

Valentin Morel

$64.00

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Valentin Morel Albinos Poulsard 2022

Valentin Morel

$56.00

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