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Jeff Carrel is a roving winemaker. Along with consulting and acting as a contract winemaker for other vineyards, he produces his own wines by buying parcels of grapes and renting space in a winery each vintage.

In the 1990s, Carrel studied a Diploma of Oenology in Montpellier before touring France, vinifying in the Loire Valley, followed by Alsace and Languedoc. Today he advises mainly in Languedoc-Roussillon as well as Priorat, Beaujolais, Bordeaux, and Burgundy, while also growing his own collection of wines.

The freelance winemaker makes around 40 different wines from grapes selected from his favourite estates, and his aim is to present a sincere reflection of the unique terroir of each individual parcel. He says that his winemaking methods are driven by human history, encounters and culture, as well as varietal and climate, rather than subscribing to a particular oenological practice or philosophy.