Domaine Laroche, the big Chablis producer, is in discussions with Jeanjean, a negociant in the Languedoc, about a sale of the domaine. Laroche is one of the biggest producers in Chablis. They also have properties in the Languedoc, Chile, and South Africa. It is headed by Michel Laroche who is the person behind its greatness and its recent expansion. Nothing has been said about the reasons for the sale. Michel Laroche comments in La Revue du Vin de France that it is a plan that he has been working on for a couple of years to find a buyer to his wine empire but that has found more urgency due to the current financial crisis. vitisphere.com
