Vignoble La Bauge Le Rose Quebec
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Vignoble La Bauge as we know it today started out as a series of ideas, plans and dreams that grew from the imagination of the Naud family. In 1976, while finishing up his studies at the St-Hyacinthe technological institute, the eldest son Robert saw a TV show on a raising boars, and the rest is history! He purchased a few specimens, and โLa Bauge de Brighamโ was born. Over the 25 years that followed, Robert and his wife Monique worked hard to produce and market this delicious meat, which was still relatively unknown in Quebec. Robert was the first person to import purebred boars from Sweden to Canada to improve the genetic quality of Canadian herds. Then, in 1986, after 26 years operating a dairy farm, Alcide and Ghislaine decided to launch into a new adventure: planting a vineyard and making wine. With the help of brothers Alain and Jacques Brault, they planted a first plot of 5,000 Seyval Blanc vines. They then added 1,000 Chancellor vines in 1989. That same year, distinguished sommelier Alain Belanger took over wine making at the vineyard until 1992, followed by Luc Rolland, an SAQ employee who developed the vineyardโs products from 1992 to 1996. When customers came to taste the first vintage in 1990, they immediately noticed the boars on the property. They were intrigued by this exotic animal, and the brand new vineyard soon became a tourist destination with a unique drawโwine and exotic animals. In 1996, Simon, Alcide and Ghislaineโs youngest son, a rural engineering graduate from the St-Hyacinthe institute of technology, joined the founders, bringing his youth, energy and skill. Today, Simon continues to contribute to the development of the Quebec wine making industry in his role as Senior Vice President of the QWA. He is currently working on eight different wine vintages, which often involves blending various grape varieties to increase depth and complexity, and above all focuses on refinement. His wines are characterized by delicacy, personality and balance. Today, the vineyard extends across 7.5 hectares. To provide our visitors with a unique and enriching experience, we have also added a number of exotic animals to our original herd of boars.