05/25/2026
We are thrilled to have Domaine du Fossile from Chinon, France at the 2026 CabFranc-A-Palooza in ONE WEEK!
Owners Moira Smullon and Christopher Marshall were both called to the wine life after careers in other industries. Christopher started in IT. His small service company morphed and grew into an enterprise that now spans 4 continents. But at his core he has always wanted to be involved with working on the land. He says is what retirement looks like for a “Canadian with boundless energy.” Moira switched careers to focus on the wine industry in 2013 after living for a year in France. She realized, after returning home to the US, that sharing her love for old world wines – and in particular affordable old world wines – was a calling she couldn’t unhear. After ten years on the importer/distributer side, she is now happy to be on the producer side, allowing her to focus all her energy and passion on creating exquisite wines to share with the world.
They realized their personal journey had wine production in Chinon written into the road map from the start, so when the right place became available, they followed their instincts and followed their hearts to France. From Moira: “We want to contribute to the world in a meaningful way and that, for us, meant becoming producers. Working with a team, creating a product from scratch, delighting ourselves and hopefully others with the wonders that leap directly from the soil – that’s what lights our fire. After many years of starts, stops and detours, we feel that this is our “thing” to share and honored to bring these gifts to the world.”
Domaine du Fossile has sent us two beautiful wines (2018 Villes Vignes and 2019 Ame d’Antan), both 100% Cab Franc and from 55-80 year old vines.
CabFranc-A-Palooza takes place at the beautiful Purple Orchid Resort and Spa in California’s Livermore Valley in ONE WEEK! Limited tickets available – get yours before we sell out! VIP from 12-4 (9 tickets remaining!) and GA from 1-4. Ticket link in bio and at cabfrancapalooza.com. 50+ wineries, 100+ Cab Francs, food trucks, live music, photo booths, fun!
