Galhan - (Archived)

The winery’s name comes from the Roman camp, “Galhan”, that was located next to the present winery on the high slopes above the Gardon River. Camp Galhan is a family domaine that has been making wine since the beginning of the 1900s. Until recently, the family sold all of its grapes to the cooperative. When Lionel took over the vineyards from his father, he set out to show what his vineyards are capable of producing. The modern winery built in 2001 is designed to use gravity to move the grapes and juice during vinification without the use of mechanical pumps. They strive to manipulate the grapes as little as possible and to extract only the best flavors from the grape. There is quite a bit of variation in the soils surrounding Uzès. Most of the area is composed of alluvial deposits with rocky, arid hillsides above the fertile river valley floors. Lionel farms his vineyards using organic methods in the lutte raisonnée principle, and green harvests in the spring to decrease yields. He now produces some of the best wine in the region.