The traditional Quiot family has been growing grapes since 1748. In that year, the landowner Antoine Quiot planted eight hectares of vines in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape area. Under his grandson, the family's ancestral home, which still exists today, was built. During the phylloxera disaster in the second half of the 20th century, most of the vineyards were destroyed. Viticulture was revived in 1980 by Geneviève and Jérôme Quiot. The company "Les Vignobles Famille Quiot" owns the vineyards Château du Trignon, Combes d'Arnevels, Domaine de Verlaque, Domaine Duclaux, Domaine Houchart and Domaine du Vieux Lazaret. The vineyards cover a total of around 300 hectares of vines. They produce 1.3 million bottles of wine, which are exported to 40 countries.
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