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Château de Beaupré is a French bastide, vineyard and winery in Saint-Cannat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.〔(History )〕〔(Wines Tree History )〕〔(A Family Affair )〕〔Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, ''Tourisme et vignoble en France'', Petit Futé, 2010, p. 662 ()〕〔''Petit Futé Aix en provence, pays Aixois et Salonais'', Petit Futé, 2010, p. 237〕〔(Les Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence )〕 ==History== The bastide was built in 1739.〔〔〔Cynthia Clayton Ochterbeck, Wine Regions of France, Michelin Travel & Lifestyle, 2010, p. 376〕 In 1854, it was purchased by the Double family, ennobled in 1378.〔〔〔 The estate served as a stopping-point for their horses on the way between their properties in the Luberon and in Marseilles.〔 In 1890, Baron Emile Double (1869-1938) planted the first vineyards and built a vaulted cellar where he produced his wine in 100 hectolitre wooden vats.〔〔〔 Simultaneously, he started selling his wine to cafes in Marseilles.〔 His son, Henri Double (1903-2002) expanded the vineyard to 32 hectares.〔 In 1909, an earthquake destroyed the second floor, and the bastide had to be partly rebuilt.〔(Introduction )〕 In 1969, he planted the first Cabernet Sauvignon on the estate.〔 Christian Double, his son, expanded the estate to 42 hectares and modernised the cellar, adding temperature control systems and rearing both red and white wine in barrels.〔 His wife, Marie Jeanne Double, opened the estate to the public for art exhibitions and wine tasting.〔 Their children, Maxime and Phanette, also work for the family business.〔 Maxime Double runs Wines Tree, a wine wholesaler, while Phanette Double is the current owner.〔 The estate is located on the Route nationale 7.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Château de Beaupré」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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