Prüfer's Purchase
In 2022, Axel Prüfer initiated a long-term, open-ended restructuring of his estate, with the purchase of 7ha of vines on the causse behind Bédarieux. He's still mulling what to do with them.
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“Aren’t there any young vignerons seeking vines in the area?” I ask Haut Languedoc vigneron Axel Prüfer, over lunch in Bédarieux back in late September.
“That’s one idea,” he s…