{"id":947,"date":"2020-12-05T09:45:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T09:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webdemolinks.site\/wine\/?page_id=947"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:58:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:58:30","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boissonneau.fr\/en\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"cq-timeline cq-timeline-border-small cq-timeline-round-medium cq-timeline-move cq-timeline-bordermediumgray  \" data-bordercustomcolor=\"\"><ul class=\"cq-timeline-list\"><p><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England, ordered the first vines to be planted in our village. They were then cultivated by monks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">1150<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Pierre Boissonneau created the family Estate<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">1839<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Jean-Pierre Boissonneau, 4th generation is restructuring the vineyard<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">1960s<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Launch of the first bottlings a the ch\u00e2teau<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">1970s<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Arrival of Christian, 5th generation, and Therese, his wife<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">1975<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Christian develops sales to Europe as Germany, Belgium and Netherlands<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">1980s<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Christian opens the North American markets: US ans Canada. Retirement of Jean-Pierre, 4th generation and arrival of Philippe Boissonneau, Christian&#8217;s brother.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">1990s<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Christian starts business in Asia with China and South East Asia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodgia<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">2000s (early)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Pascal Boissonneau, 6th generation, joins the Family vineyard to work in the Vineyard then on the Sales as well<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">2005<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Pascal initiates the conversion of the vineyard to the organic certification.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">2007<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>The first bottle certified organic is produced<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">2011<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Christian and Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Boissonneau retired<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">2015<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>First bottles sold in Japan<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">2016<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Nicolas Boissonneau, 6th generation, joins the Family vineyard to work on the Sales<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">2018<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>&#8211; First bottles sold in Central America in Mexico<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; First bottles sold in India<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">2019<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cq-timeline-row cq-timeline-style-sunflower\" data-contentcolor=\"\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-item\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-contentcontainer\"><div class=\"cq-timeline-icon-sunflower cq-timeline-iconcontainer\"><i class=\"cq-timeline-icon icon-grape\" style=\"color:;background-color:;\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-content\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\"> <p>Estate certified Biodynamic<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cq-timeline-label\"><p class=\"cq-timeline-text\" style=\"color:;font-size:;\">2021<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/p>\n<\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-947","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boissonneau.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boissonneau.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boissonneau.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boissonneau.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boissonneau.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/boissonneau.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1531,"href":"https:\/\/boissonneau.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/947\/revisions\/1531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boissonneau.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}