Visit us to shop and hang in person or order online for quick and easy pick up.
Address
210 EAST VERMILION STREET LAFAYETTE, LA 70501
Hours
Tues-Thurs
1pm-7pm
Friday & Saturday
1pm-8pm
Closed Sunday & Monday
21 and Over Only to Buy Wine.
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We Do Not Ship Wine or Alcohol.
We do ship Everything Else!
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Planted in 1969, the Herron Vineyard is an acre and a half parcel of Sauvignon Blanc on Sonoma Mountain. This 49 year old dry-farmed vineyard is one of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc parcels in the United States. It produces pristine fruit that they tend by hand. The grapes and juice were macerated on their skins overnight before being whole cluster pressed. The wine fermented with native yeast and aged in neutral cask. After 11 months, they bottled the wine with the minimum effective Sulfur addition. Nine barrels were produced.
Maître de Chai translates to cellar master, or the person responsible for the development and aging of wine. By extension, the humble cellar master is the person responsible for the management of the winery.
Established in 2012, Maître de Chai is the personal project of Marty Winters and Alex Pitts. Together they look to make wines of high quality in a way that best showcases the sense of place where the grapes are grown and the personality of the vineyard. From the ground to the bottle, the character of the wine is the focus of our endeavor. They source grapes from unique and distinct single vineyards that are impeccably farmed here in California.
As their name implies, they care for the wines in the cellar. They defer to nature, limiting their intervention. They taste and they wait, allowing the wines to develop and speak for the places in which they are rooted.
Denny & Katie
Owners
Your friendly neighborhood wine shop and tiny bar, focused on small production wines and conservas. Connect with us on Instagram for suggestions on your next bottle and to follow along in our downtown Lafayette wine journey.
Visit us to shop and hang in person or order online for quick and easy pick up.
Hours
Tues-Thurs
1pm-7pm
Friday & Saturday
1pm-8pm
Closed Sunday & Monday