The Long Shadow of Valentin Vallès

The discreet Saint-Quentin-la-Pôterie vigneron at the heart of the Avant Gard.

Saint-Quentin-la-Pôterie vigneron Valentin Vallès gained attention in the early 2010s as an erstwhile protégé of his then-employer, renowned Tavel innovator Eric Pfifferling. Lesser known - at least outside the region - is Vallès own, arguably equal influence on younger generations of Gard natural winemakers. More so than his former employer, Vallès is …