🍷 Guigal

Guigal is a wine house in Ampuis, in the northern Rhône, at the heart of the Côte-Rôtie vineyards. According to the house, Étienne Guigal founded it in 1946, having arrived in Ampuis in 1924; Wikidata gives the same year and place. In 1961 his son Marcel Guigal took over the management, and in 1997 Marcel's son Philippe officially joined as winemaker; the family has run the house for three generations.

According to the house, it bought the Vidal-Fleury firm in the early 1980s, which keeps its own identity, acquired Château d'Ampuis in 1995, took over Jean-Louis Grippat and de Vallouit in 2001, and in 2017 bought Château de Nalys, with 75 ha in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Its Côte-Rôtie cuvées include La Mouline, La Landonne, La Turque and Château d'Ampuis; it also makes Condrieu and Hermitage.

Côte-Rôtie is a protected designation of origin (PDO) on steep terraces above the Rhône. Its wine is red, made from Syrah, and the rules allow up to 20% of the white Viognier grape.

Why it matters to you. Côte-Rôtie on the label is a protected place name, while La Mouline, La Landonne and La Turque are the house's own cuvée names. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.