Deux-Pieds
Adopting vines in the Languedoc
The people
Hans Hurlimann and Christa Vogel own Domaine
Bourdic. Hans used to
compose modern classical music in
That astutely-chosen holiday has borne fruit, literally, and their fourteen hectares of vineyard is now expertly cherished. The nature around them and the animals who live with them form the foundation of this harmonious domaine.
Hans and Christa are not what you’d call typically Swiss. They are meticulous, definitely, when it comes to their vineyard. Organised, yes. But their domaine is fun and un-stuffy and more than likely to bubble to the sounds of laughter or to a quartet playing Beethoven at the music festival they sometimes host in the summer.
There are three more of us in the deux pieds team. The Dutch footprints you'll find at Domaine Bourdic belong to Henny Ebben who came for the vendange and decided to stay. She is our naturopath, therapist and linguist, and the person you are most likely to talk to on the phone. Lizzie Betts-Gosling’s green thumbs nurture everything from broccoli to computers and Ali Ballantyne does the words. Lizzie & Ali also run their 17th century convent as a b ‘n b in the summer.
Follow the lives of the team and your vines via the Deux-Pieds blog - click the image to the right.
