Jean-Claude Pichot’s family is one of the oldest in Vouvray,with origins as viticulturists and restaurateurs dating back to 1739. The family cellars are located in the charming village of Vouvray, in caverns hewn from the rolling hills which were once q uarried to provide stone to construct the grand châteaux of the Loire. In fact, the Pichot home is itself part house and part cavern, with a dramatic hearth carved from the rock. Jean- Claude was one of six sons, but the only one to continue the family tradition of vigneron.