Château Haut-Garriga is located in the wine-growing Entre-Deux-Mers area between the Dordogne and Garonne rivers. They are 10km away from Saint-Emilion and 30km from Bordeaux. Historical Barraeu family are winemakers of white wines, but now they are producing a complete range with red, rosé and sparkling wines. Barreau family estate has been passed down from generation to generation since 1782. From the 1960s, Claude Barreau continued the work of his father and started to modernize and extend the estate. Vine gradually became the main culture. In the 1980s, fifth generation marketed wine in bottle and started exportation toward Europe. Nowadays, family manages 75 hectares of vines and produces 15,000 cases of wine. From a geographical point of view, the Entre-Deux-Mers consists of a triangle formed by the Dordogne River to the north, the Garonne River to the south, and the eastern limit of the Gironde department. The Bec d’Ambés marks the western border. The name Entre- Deux-Mers comes from marée, the French word for tide. The two rivers are subject to the influence of ocean tides, and the region is thus entre deux marées, or “between two tides”. This very attractive area features a succession of slopes, plateaux and valleys with a large number of châteaux and abbeys, including the one in La Sauve Majeure where monks made wine as long ago as the 11th century. The abbey now houses the headquarters of the Syndicat Viticole de l’Entre-Deux-Mers. The Entre-Deux-Mers appellation is very spread out, and 250 vineyard owners make wine there. The total area under vine amounts to over 1,500 hectares.

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