🍷 Wine...in space!

What if the next great wine revolution came from the stars?

​In 2019, the French startup Space Cargo Unlimited decided to completely break new ground—or rather, to leave Earth's orbit. Their bold idea: send 12 bottles of Bordeaux wine to the International Space Station (ISS) to observe how the space environment affects the aging process of wine. ​

​For 14 months, these bottles orbited the Earth at over 28,000 km/h in microgravity, experiencing temperatures and pressures vastly different from those in traditional wine cellars. A galactic journey for terrestrial nectar.​

🚀 Back on Earth: Galactic Tasting

​Upon their return, the bottles underwent a blind tasting alongside their Earth-bound counterparts.

The oenologists observed that the wine aged in space developed more floral aromas, a softened tannic structure, and a slightly altered hue.

Some even described it as having an "accelerated maturity," as if the wine had taken a cosmic shortcut to elegance.

🔬 But why do this?

​Beyond the buzz (and the taste), this experiment pursues an ambitious scientific objective:​

• Understand how extreme environmental stress influences the chemical components of wine.​

• Test the resistance of cork, glass, and tannins.​

• Develop more sustainable agricultural techniques by anticipating the effects of climate change on the vine.​

Space thus becomes an open-air laboratory for the vine of the future.

🌍 From the terroir to the universe

​This project is part of a broader initiative in space agriculture: testing plants' adaptability in space to prepare for the future, both on Earth and beyond. As environmental challenges intensify, cultivating crops in extreme conditions will transition from an option to a necessity.​

And who knows... perhaps in a few decades, we'll be uncorking a bottle labeled​

"Aged in low Earth orbit, vintage 2085."

🚫🪐 In the meantime..

​Discover our Bordeaux wines—100% terroir, 0% orbit—but every bit as exceptional. 🍇​