Haute-Saône department of Franche-Comté, located just north of the Jura and east of the Côte d’Or, Burgundy, was an important wine-producing region with more than 20,000ha of land under vine producing more wine than all of the Jura. Within this region, the tiny commune of Champlitte was always considered one of the most important, highest quality areas for wine, with over 600ha of vineyards planted on the limestone slopes at 250m elevation. Unfortunately, during the late 1800’s, disease and the phylloxera crisis decimated nearly all of this vineyard land, and then the first World War wiped out what little remained. However, the people of Champlitte have always maintained an important wine culture, so much so that they have held a festival for St. Vincent (the patron saint of winegrowers) every year continuously since 1612. With this spirit, the first vineyards began to be replanted here in 1970, and the local coop was officially established in 1974. Today, Pascal Henriot remains the only independent producer in Champlitte.