A French Château in Wisconsin: 13th-Generation Winemaker Philippe Coquard on the Remarkable History of Wollersheim Winery

Podcast: The Vintage Passport · Noah Tetzner

Opublikowano: 2026-10-29

What is one of America’s oldest winery buildings doing on a hillside above the Wisconsin River? This episode was recorded on location at Wollersheim Winery & Distillery in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. Host Noah Tetzner sits down in the estate’s 1800s stone winery with Philippe Coquard, a 13th-generation winemaker from Beaujolais who came to Wisconsin as a young exchange student and has stayed for more than four decades. Philippe’s family has made wine in Beaujolais since the 1580s, when his ancestors won the right to own a grape press. He holds degrees in winemaking, viticulture and wi...