Just finished reading the book, The Seine, The River That Made Paris, by Elaine Sciolino.* In it, the author has a chapter which features a family named Fleury, their land, vineyard and their champagne production.

The Fleury vineyard is located in the Seine Valley near the village of Courteron, about a 3 hour drive southeast of Paris and right by the head waters of the Seine. The 37 acre vineyard has been in operation since 1894 with four generations of Fleury working the land.

What makes the Fleury champagne special is the method of farming utilized in the vineyard. According to author Sciolino, in 1989 vintner, Jean-Claude Fleury began to employ “biodynamic farming” which “centers on respect for the earth’s ecosystems” and improves photosynthesis.

Click here to connect to the Fleury Vineyard website. It maybe one of the few ways we can travel now-a-days.

Here is a photo of the Fleury storage facility.

By the way, if you are in any measure of a Francophile or have visited Paris, Elaine Sciolino’s book would be an enjoyable read.

*Sciolino, E. (2020). The Seine, The River That Made Paris (1st.ed) New York, NY: W.W. Norton, Inc. [ISBN 978-0-393-60935-6]