{"id":57,"date":"2022-06-07T12:22:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T12:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.domainehugo.co.uk\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2023-01-27T18:35:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T18:35:42","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/domainehugo.co.uk\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-H1beRJk8oo tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-r1xe0yyLsj\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-S1l0k18js\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-animated-heading-wrap anime_split_word  tatsu-HJWPgyLsi   \"  data-anime-type=\"anime_split_word\" data-anime-duration=\"20\" ><h1 class=\"tatsu-animated-heading-inner\">Our Story<\/h1><style>.tatsu-HJWPgyLsi.tatsu-animated-heading-wrap{text-align: center;}.tatsu-HJWPgyLsi .tatsu-animated-heading-inner{color: #ffffff ;}.tatsu-HJWPgyLsi .tatsu-animated-heading-line{background: rgba(183,168,126,1);}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-S1l0k18js.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-S1l0k18js.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-S1l0k18js > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-S1l0k18js > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-S1l0k18js > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-S1l0k18js > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-S1l0k18js.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-S1l0k18js.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-S1l0k18js.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-H1beRJk8oo .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/domainehugo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/our_story_sm.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-H1beRJk8oo .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-H1beRJk8oo .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-H1beRJk8oo .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-H1beRJk8oo > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1beRJk8oo > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1beRJk8oo .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-SybnCek8ji tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"50px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='50px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-has-one-half tatsu-row-has-two-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-Bkl30eyUjj\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-BJ0RlyIsi\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-ryYl-1Usi  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-ryYl-1Usi.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}<\/style>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The vineyard is part of an organic mixed farm which has been in the family for five generations. I gained most of my knowledge whilst working with Paul Old as we set up Les Clos Perdus in the Languedoc. It was Paul\u2019s quest for making distinctive wines and always searching for perfection that was the basis of my planting a vineyard at Botleys Farm.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Hugo Stewart<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-SJPT-1Ujs  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-SJPT-1Ujs.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}<\/style>\n<p>Hugo Stewart\u2019s farming story doesn\u2019t begin with fruit, but with pigs. The family farm; Botley\u2019s, had belonged to his grandmother and uncle, before the responsibility fell to him. So pigs it was, until twenty years ago. Needing a change of scenery he rented the farm out to a neighbour so he could spend a year in France. Or so he thought.<\/p>\n<p>When a friend; Paul Old, visited Hugo in the Corbieres he fell hard for the area, insisting he &#038; Hugo should make wine. A bolt from the blue that became Les Clos Perdus, an esteemed biodynamic domaine, ran collaboratively between the two for over a decade, with Hugo responsible for farming their plots of old vines.<\/p>\n<p>Starting out on his viticulture journey and visiting other growers, Hugo had a handful of eye-opening experiences of conventional farming, deciding early on that it would not be the way they operated. Beginning with organics and quickly proceeding to biodynamics at the recommendation of a neighbour, Hugo\u2019s viticulture even caught the attention of biodynamic pioneer Nicolas Joly, who became a great advocate for Hugo &#038; Paul\u2019s wines.<\/p>\n<p>Returning back to Wiltshire for his family in 2015, Hugo was confident that the windswept chalk soils of the family farm could make great vineyards, deciding to plant a handful of traditional Champagne varietals. Fifteen years of careful biodynamic farming in France had given Hugo the strongest footing for beginning the journey from scratch back in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 he took the fruit of his first home-grown vintage to the nearby Langham estate to be vinified by the young head winemaker there: Daniel Ham. So excited by the quality of fruit and the story of Hugo\u2019s biodynamic farming, Daniel had soon talked himself into a new job: \u201chave you ever considered building a winery?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From that chance encounter, the second winemaking collaboration of Hugo\u2019s life was born. Building the winery together at Botley\u2019s, Dan heads up the winemaking, with Hugo concentrating on the biodynamic viticulture.<\/p>\n<p>Domaine Hugo is a shining example of how the future of wine should look in the UK: Hugo\u2019s attention to detail in the vineyards and Daniel\u2019s commitment to terroir driven wines are a special combination.<\/p>\n<p>Reproduced with thanks from Under the Bonnet Wines www.winesutb.com<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BJ0RlyIsi.tatsu-column{width: 45%;}.tatsu-BJ0RlyIsi.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-BJ0RlyIsi > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BJ0RlyIsi > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BJ0RlyIsi > .tatsu-column-inner > 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