Du Vin Aux Liens

Vanessa Letort, very young in the wine world, plunged into it in 2014. She decided to make it her job on a proposal from life while living in Tours and working as a “companion of regional projects” in the Rochepinard district. Since making this decision, she has had a series of encounters that have been decisive and led her to create Du Vin aux Liens.

Vanessa started with tasting workshops with Patrick de la Cav’par 3 de Tours in 2014. What fun she had with the tastings! From there, she decided to follow a one-year training course at the Lycée Viticole in Amboise, more focused on marketing.

She knew Philippe Chigard, who in addition to being a provider of animal traction and winemaker of La Table Rouge with his partner Claude, was also a trainer in high school. Philippe is an enthusiast, a man who gave her a taste for entrepreneurship, and introduced her to many winegrowers from the Loire.

Another important meeting was with Christian Binner, who welcomed her for woofing at his estate in Ammerschwihr in June 2015. He suggested that she create and develop alongside him, with Pierre Sanchez and Xavier Couturier from Duo OEnologie, Les Vins Pirouettes. She was part of this adventure until December 2019. Vanessa learned a lot during these three years, in contact with her colleagues and the Pirouettes winegrowers—training on the job, through encounters and experiences.

When the Pirouettes adventure ended for her, Vanessa decided to create Du Vin aux Liens, a natural wine trade that embraces Alsace and the Loire, with the participation of peasant winegrowers, artisans, passionate and committed.

Du Vin aux Liens is a space for partner winegrowers to come together to vinify without a net, so that natural wine lovers or professionals can enjoy a beautiful range of wines from the Loire, Alsace, and elsewhere, and so that she too can vinify and offer her wines and ciders.

Daughter and granddaughter of Breton peasants, Vanessa has been making ciders since 2019 with apples from the family orchard, thanks to the encouragement of Farid, her companion.

Since 2019, she has been making her own wine and cider.

Natural wines
She has chosen to offer natural wines, whose cultivation and vinification methods respect the living world.

The Cellar
Her vinification site and warehouse are in Alsace, a dynamic region with a magnificent climate and terroirs.

International
She is fortunate to have a presence in both France and internationally.