Chandon Brazil
CEO
Catherine Petit (Estate Director)
Creation date
1973
Headquarters
Winery Rod. Sao Vendelino, Garibaldi 95720, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
IdentityCHANDON BRAZIL
Bom día. Come with us to CHANDON Brazil, the first wine estate in the country dedicated solely to sparkling wines.To CHANDON's pioneers, back in the late 1970’s, Brazil’s enormous size and variety of latitude and topography looked promising. With much of the land lying in the tropics, the answer came in the form of the mountainous south, towards the 30th parallel, in the Serra Gaúcha region, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.Our winery and primary vineyard are in the rolling green hills of Garibaldi. Further south in the cooler, drier hilly region of Encruzilhada do Sul is our more recent vineyard, around 250 hectares, planted in 2000.We believe great wines are made in the vineyard. Winemaking is then a matter of allowing the vineyard to express itself.CHANDON Brazil is unmistakably a member of the family. It’s just that it has a little carnaval in its heart.
It is funny – I initially went to Brazil in 1990 for six months to cover the harvest and settle things. Then I signed a contract for three years. That three-year contract is still running…What made me stay in Brazil is the people. There are challenges here. We’re working with a subtropical climate. It rains one day in three, which in itself is not a problem, but it means the air is very humid. We’ve done a lot by changing vineyard practices. We changed the local trend of pergola vine training, which held humidity and fostered disease, to vertical trellising, which allows air to flow more freely. We plant cover crops like oats and turnips to help keep the soil healthy and well drained. As a result we are now certified in responsible since 2022
Philippe Mevel
Chief Winemaker, CHANDON Brazil
1973
DATE OF FOUNDATION OF CHANDON BRAZIL
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GOLD MEDAL FOR CHANDON PASSION
@VINALIES INTERNATIONALES WINE 2023 CHALLENGE1
CHANDON BLANC DE NOIR, FIRST BRAZILIAN SPARKLING WINES CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE
Visual representative of Chandon Brazil's products, savoir-faire and identity
Visual representative of Chandon Brazil's products, savoir-faire and identity
ICON
CHANDON RÉSERVE BRUT
Our Maison signature.Fresh and elegant. A vibrant, zesty classic sparkling wine. Crisp, fruity and easy to drink. Elegant and fresh aromas with notes of citrus, dried fruits and white flowers. Voted Silver Medal 2024 @The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships, the “Oscars” of world’s bubble world.
Our Maison signature.Fresh and elegant. A vibrant, zesty classic sparkling wine. Crisp, fruity and easy to drink. Elegant and fresh aromas with notes of citrus, dried fruits and white flowers. Voted Silver Medal 2024 @The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships, the “Oscars” of world’s bubble world.
TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FUTURE
We consider ourselves custodians, not owners. Our lands give us our fruit; it is our responsibility to care for them in return. It’s our privilege to be there. At CHANDON Brazil, our vision for sustainable viticulture is of paramount importance to us. 20% of the lands we onw consists of biodiversity reserves. Accordingly, we are a haven for nature, with 7.5 hectares of Butia palms groves replanted in partnership with Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and 90 protected araucaria trees.Since 2022, we are certified sustainable viticulture by PIUP Produção integrada de Uva para Processamento. We are working on a variety of schemes aimed at caring for our land and environment including, 100% cover-cropping to avoid soil erosion, 100% herbicide free, rencouraging natural predators and biodiversity in the vineyards, and beneficial microbes and organisms such as earthworms in the soils. There is always more to do, and we embrace the challenge. At CHANDON Brazil, we are on a clear path to a greener and more ethical future.
