Karim Vionnet, the Arab in the Pinards!

A quick visit to Karim Vionnet and his famous Du Beur cuvée at Les Pinards.

In the Beaujolais region, Karim Vionnet produces wines that reflect his own character: natural and unpretentious. He learnt the art of winemaking in the footsteps of those whom the English-speaking press dubbed ‘the Morgon gang’. The pioneers of natural wine in the 1980s: Marcel Lapierre, Jean Foillard, Guy Breton, Jean-Paul Thévenet and a few others. After learning the ropes for several years under Guy Breton, alias ‘P’tit Max’, Karim struck out on his own in the mid-2000s. Since 2020, his daughter Noémie has joined him at the estate to continue the adventure.