Wine Dinner: Authentique Vin

Fearrington is proud to welcome French importer Thomas Meunier, owner of Authentique Vin. Many in the area will know Thomas from his time living in Carrboro. Currently he lives with his family in France and focuses on bringing small production, family owned wines from France to America. Chef Paul Gagne’s memorable 5-course dinner menu will pair with 7 stellar wines. Join us!

AUTHENTIQUE VIN
Authentique Vin is an importer of family produced French wines, serving the Southeast US. Originally based in Carrboro, NC, owner Thomas Meunier currently lives in France with his family, so he can be close at hand with the winemakers with whom he works.

THOMAS MEUNIER

“I started my journey in the wine world over 20 years ago in my native region of the Loire valley. During 6 vintages I worked at a biodynamic winery in Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil growing Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc. This experience, deep in the heart of a winemaker family, shaped my philosophy to wine and kept me humble until this day. When building my portfolio, my quest have always been to find life in the wines I pick, this vibrancy that makes each bottle a revelation. I know through my experience in the vines that when you respect nature, it delivers in the bottle and makes each wine unique because it shows the sense of a place.

I have kept this understanding first while building my selection; finding true winegrowers that make no concessions, with distinctive personalities that while Organic certification is not a mandatory criteria to be part of my portfolio, even though 3/4 of my selection is,  I firmly believe that only the organic path is the one to quality, delivering better grapes, offering the best natural balance of the fruit components. I share with my friends winemakers the belief that wine is made in the vineyard and that 90% of the vigneron’s job is done when you bring the ripest grapes in the cellar. I believe in natural wines made with native yeasts and no additives, but also that sulfites is not our enemy if used with minimal doses after the fermentation… I know each winemaker of my portfolio personally, have built strong ties and friendship with them, we grow together sharing this search for excellence by always questioning ourselves to do better.”