🌿 Why is Languedoc a Popular Choice for Organic, Biodynamic, and Natural Winemaking❓
🎙️ On the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, you’ll hear the stories and tips that answer those questions in our chat with Steve Hoffman, author of the award-winning new book, A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France.
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⏳ How does perspective change when life is measured in seasons, like wine vintages?
🌞 Steve described viewing the year not in months, but in seasons—each one embraced fully before letting go, knowing it will return.
🏡 He found this cyclical perspective refreshing, a key lesson from living in wine country.
📆 There, years are seen as vintages, some good, some bad, shaping a unique outlook on life.
🌅 How does a region transform when wine defines its work, land, community, and core values?
🍷 Steve explained how wine in wine country isn’t just a drink—it shapes daily life.
👨🌾 He described locals abandoning regular jobs each September to harvest grapes, calling it a lost connection to land and seasons.
🏙️ The vines, he noted, define the landscape much like skyscrapers define New York’s priorities: “There, it’s business; here, it’s the vines.”
🌍 Why is Languedoc attracting organic and natural winemakers?
🍇 Steve described how Languedoc’s peasants once grew high-volume, low-quality grapes for brandy when exports were impossible.
💰 Now, he explained, its affordability attracts young winemakers experimenting with organic and biodynamic methods.
🦠 The dry Mediterranean climate, he noted, naturally reduces spoilage—making chemicals largely unnecessary.
🥂 What makes a “bon moment” and why is it worth taking seriously?
⏳ Steve defined the French bon moment—shared food and wine deepening connection, where time slips away.
✨ To him, these pure gatherings reveal life at its best.
🍷 Are you a fan of Languedoc wines❓
Let me know in the comments 👇