Gerard Bertrand featured in Wine Spectator
Gerard Bertrand got an amazing writeup in Wine Spectator.
Born in the heart of the Languedoc, Bertrand is an American-style success story, but it just so happened in France. Village Wine has been proud to carry his line of organic and biodynamic wines.
He purchased Château l’Hospitalet, his 2,500-acre vineyard and luxury hotel located inside Narbonne’s national park on a rocky outcropping perched above the blue Mediterranean coastline.
He took a big risk when he purchased the property in 2002 for a sum that was much greater than his company’s annual revenue. The former owner had pioneered wine tourism in the region with the initial renovation of the 16th century l’Hospitalet, and he believed Bertrand could build upon what he had started, so pressed upon him to take ownership.
“I really wanted a place to showcase art, gastronomy, music and wine—all the art de vivre Languedoc has to offer—so I agreed to buy it,” Bertrand says.
