[Spirits inspired by Burgundy and Champagne]
Sorini Distillery was founded in 2020 by Véronique and Vincent Godier, a couple whose roots lie in cereal farming for generations. They trained as agricultural engineers and winegrowers in Burgundy before becoming distillers in Champagne.
The barley is selected to ensure the highest possible quality and that all the grains are the same size.
The distillery is equipped with a 2,000L ice still (a square still made in the Netherlands), and brewing, fermentation and distillation are carried out continuously in the same production facility.
First distilled in September 2020, it is aged exclusively in new French oak barrels or casks from Burgundy, both white and red wine.
Vincent's many years of experience in the wine industry, studying woodworking, gave him an understanding of how to communicate his wishes to the coopers and ensure they understood them. Véronique and Vincent didn't want to extract the tannins from the wood, so they came across Jérôme Fauret, a small cooperage near Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Here, 70% new barrels are used, and 30% well-ventilated barrels that are aged 3 to 5 years.
Inspired by the great wines of Burgundy and Champagne, the company's philosophy is to produce terroir-driven eaux-de-vie, inspired by the diversity and precision of each plot, and is reinforced by a spirit of "close to people and close to nature."
All agricultural, technical and strategic processes are carried out to embody the spirit we aspire to.