2025 season
The harvest experience
Imagine yourself in the heart of the Loire Valley vineyards, where each harvest morning dawns upon a landscape bathed in light. Becoming a seasonal worker in these traditional lands is much more than a job; it's an invitation to experience a unique sensory and human experience.
With your hands in the vines, you pick the sun-drenched grapes, participating in the creation of a wine that will embody the very essence of this exceptional terroir. The laughter shared with other harvesters and the stories exchanged with passionate winemakers create memories as rich as the aromas of the great vintages.
And when the time comes to taste the fruits of your labor, you are filled with a deep sense of pride, that of having contributed to perpetuating the ancestral art of viticulture in one of the most beautiful vineyards in the world.
Harvesting with family spirit
Although they can sometimes seem a little chaotic, harvest days at Domaine Breton follow a free-spirited yet inspired choreography, with each family member playing a key role. From the first light of day, Catherine and France guide their teams through the rows, demonstrating how taste, smell, and sight can help us assess the health and ripeness of a grape—or warm icy fingers with coffee and Breton cake.
Taking a step back, we realize how much this family expands during the harvest. It would be impossible for the Bretons to harvest and care for the crop of their twenty hectares independently.
Something wonderful and mysterious happens during those hours spent together, in contact with light, water, and minerals. Ask anyone who has knelt on siliceous clay, facing a complete stranger, exchanging words in the middle of a row of Chenin planted exactly 100 years ago: time stretches, barriers crumble, friendship sparkles like a new fermentation, and the experience transforms us all.
