issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2011 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message les vins skalli headquarters ch teauneuf du pape vaucluse france area served worldwide key people robert elie skalli founder robert skalli owner ; chairman franck autard ceo website http www.skalli.com les vins skalli is a wine producer which operates in france and is based in ch teauneuf du pape . in the 1980s the company which is exclusively owned by the skalli family was a pioneer in french varietal wines . today the company sells wine from the languedoc region the rhone valley region provence and napa valley all over the world . contents 1 the 1920s 2 mediterranean vineyards 3 the french revolution in varietal wines 4 expansion into mediterranean areas 5 references the 1920s edit in the 1920s robert elie skalli starts working in wine making and chooses land in the oran mascara and a n t mouchent regions of algeria to plant southern french variety vines such as carignan cinsault grenache alicante and so on . in the 1950s his son francis skalli takes over the family business . 1 mediterranean vineyards edit in 1961 the skalli family moves to france . firstly francis skalli decides to buy terra vecchia uncultivated land on the western coast of corsica . at the same time he creates les tablissements skalli in languedoc which is devoted entirely to algerian origin wines and will later become les chais du sud . 1 in 1974 robert skalli the son of francis skalli takes on the family business furthering the pursuit of its aims through its development in varietal wines and its continued entrenchment in languedoc . 1 the french revolution in varietal wines edit in 1982 the family acquires the dollarhide ranch vineyard in the north west napa valley in california which is where the st. sup ry winery comes into being . the napa valley s climate is remarkably similar to the mediterranean s with high levels of sunshine ; mild dry winters ; a strong wind ; and the influence of the nearby sea . but most importantly that same year robert skalli decides to cross the length and breadth of languedoc to convince wine producers to commit themselves to making quality varietal wines by planting new grape varieties such as chardonnay sauvignon blanc syrah merlot and cabernet sauvignon . this marks the beginning of a revolution in languedoc . 2 five years later in 1987 on the initiative of a group of professionals trained by robert skalli and jacques gravegeal the vin de pays d oc domination is finally created . 3 consequently that year robert skalli launches the first pays d oc certified varietal wines 4 under the brand name fortant de france . nowadays fortant is a real touchstone in french culture even making an appearance on cinema screens in such films as zabou breitman s someone je l aimais and more recently little white lies directed by guillaume canet . expansion into mediterranean areas edit to mark the new millennium the skalli family buys the sil ne vineyard in the gr s de montpellier area and then in 2001 the maison bouachon as well as the caves saint pierre cellars in ch teauneuf du pape ; finally in 2006 the family goes into partnership with gilardi thereby establishing the business in provence . 5 in 2009 skalli wines win much recognition at the international wine challenge in london when the company wins the title of red winemaker of the year . references edit a b c gale directory of company histories skalli group . robert skalli speaks about pays d oc in french . st. sup ry winery our people . robert skalli champion of varietal wines in french . company information by la revue du vin de france in french . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title les vins skalli & oldid 634663298 categories wineries of francehidden categories cs1 french language sources fr orphaned articles from september 2011all orphaned articlesarticles with a promotional tone from august 2011all articles with a promotional toneuse dmy dates from february 2012pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 20 november 2014 at 07 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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