Justin spent 3 years travelling the world as a cellar rat / assistant winemaker in South Africa, Hungary, Romania, Bordeaux and the Loire Valley before moving into the commercial side of wine as a buyer. After 16 years working for Safeway, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Direct Wines, Justin has moved back to his winemaking roots, working with 4 hectares of old vine Grenache and Carignan in the Roussillon for his Domaine of the Bee project. Justin also works with a grower in Ross-on-Wye to produce an English Sparkling wine called Hart of Gold.

Justin Howard-Sneyd

Owner

The Bee-Side Grenache

Bee Pink

Field of the Bee

Domaine of the Bee

Domaine of the Bee Carignan

Les Genoux

Single Barrel Carignan

Hart of Gold, English Sparkling Wine

Jean-Marc and his wife Eliane run the family Domaine in the Roussillon. Together they have grown the business to look after more than 200 hectares of vines in some of the Roussillon's most prestigious terroirs in Maury, Les Aspres and near Canet. Jean-Marc cut his teeth working in the New World, in South Africa and Chile, and is a highly regarded consultant to projects in Spain, as well as being one of the Roussillon's most highly awarded stars.

Jean-Marc Lafage

Consultant winemaker

Miraflors Rosé

Domaine of the Bee is the personal Roussillon project of Master of Wine Justin Howard-Sneyd and his wife Amanda, and their friend Philippe. Based on four hectares of very (60-100 y.o.) Grenache and Carignan vines, they describe themselves as 'a tiny producer of enormous reds'. And now, with the help of their winemaking friend Jean-Marc Lafage, they make a little white and rosé as well.