Céline Gormally

Work in Jura gave Céline Gormally the ground-level training that later defined her approach at Les Dolomies. Before taking on that role in Passenans, Jura, France, in 2008, she worked for other producers at Labet, Badoz, and St-Pierre in Jura, France, and also began her career in a conventional winery in Jura, France. Those early cellar and vineyard settings built familiarity with different routines, different pressures, and the close observation that comes from doing the work day after day.

Since 2008, the winemaker role at Les Dolomies in Passenans, Jura, France, has been carried by Céline Gormally with a stated ethic that frames the work plainly: “The earth does not belong to us; It is loaned to us by our children. The line sets out a position on stewardship without ornament, linking present decisions to future responsibility. Tenure at Les Dolomies since 2008 points to continuity rather than interruption.

In a craft shaped by seasons and repetition, Céline Gormally’s long hold on the winemaker / vigneron role gives the work time to accumulate through practice, with the estate remaining the fixed point.

The signature dishes include Les Combes, Madeleine Gamay VDF, La Cabane, and Bordel C'est Bon. In naming them, Céline Gormally marks out a body of work that is recognizable by title as much as by repetition.