David Stannard, a British engineer living in Melbourne, Australia, bought a vacation home in a little French village called Cardan in Bordeaux. The small house had a small vineyard attached to it. What David was told was a hectare of Merlot actually ended up being Cabernet Franc. Over the intervening 10 years, Paradise Rescued became not only a small wine brand making delicious Cabernet Franc, it also became a journey and a mission to preserve the authentic character of the site and the rural village that surrounds it.
Wine Saves Lives! talks with David about that mission, about the glories of Cabernet Franc, and about the challenges of staying true to a company ethos in a place half a world away from home.
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