OUR VISION
THE WINEMAKER’S MANIFESTO
For a vine to produce the finest fruit, its growing environment has to be respected and sustained. The vine is part of our team, since the foundation of any great wine is the quality and soul of the grapes, carefully guided by precise and loving work in the cellar.
The vine is a living entity evolving within a dynamic environment. At Bergeville, we consciously choose to respect its true nature and provide the best possible conditions for it to thrive. In practice, this means respecting organic, biodynamic and sustainable cultivation practices, favoring gentle pruning and respectful shoot thinning, and continuously aiming to enrich biodiversity in the vineyard.
By working judiciously first in the vineyard, and then in the winery, and by creating a partnership between vinifera and hybrid varieties, it becomes possible to craft wines of a precision and depth still rarely explored in Québec. Few estates pursue this methodology to this extent. We have made it the heart of our identity.
At Bergeville, blending is never a compromise. It is a quest to reveal and highlight the best of each grape variety: its tension, structure, energy and ability to support the whole. The winemaker’s role is to understand these strengths, balance them and transform them into coherent, expressive and memorable wines.
For us, wine is not only born in the vineyard or the cellar: it is born in reflection, experimentation and the boldness to create conditions and recipes that did not yet exist. Each grape variety from each parcel is a potential enhancement. Each tank is a new possibility. And each blend is a statement.
We surround ourselves with people who :
- Consider and treat vines as integrale to the team rather than mere production tools;
- Respect and improve the environment rather than exploit it;
- Think of wine as creation, not repetition;
- Develop, test and refine blending recipes, vintage after vintage;
- Believe experimentation is essential to excellence;
- Make choices that are sometimes bold but always thoughtful;
- Commit themselves to building signature wines that are recognizable and honest.
This approach goes beyond the production of wine. It reflects a desire to tell the story of our land through our products. In a country shaped by creativity in adapting to change, we have learned to work with our environment to create something that truly represents who we are.
Our wines carry this philosophy: they are the result of precise, thoughtful work deeply rooted in our northern reality. Being part of the Bergeville team means believing that vines in Québec thirve, that wine is an act of creation, that blending is a language, and that excellence lies in the ability to imagine, assemble and often start anew until the best wines and sparkling wines possible are crafted.
