Winemaker

Pierre Laforest

Discipline: Winemaker
Venue: Domaine Laforest · Winery

Portrait of Pierre Laforest

i. Biography

Pierre Laforest works the overlap between cellar and estate at Domaine Laforest in Regnié-Durette, France. As winemaker and gérant, he holds both the technical and managerial side of the property, moving between them with control from sustained attention to place and process. The work is measured, patient, and exacting, with each decision treated as part of the estate’s larger continuity.

The Path

Since 2016, Pierre Laforest has been gérant and winemaker of Domaine Laforest, a dual responsibility that places him at the center of the estate’s daily life and longer arc alike. That year marks a clear turning point in his career: he stepped into the gérant role at Domaine Laforest and has continued to guide the property with quiet authority ever since. His path there has been defined less by flourish than by consistency, with each decision reflecting an attentive engagement with the estate and its wines. Over time, his work has come to embody a steady, hands-on relationship with Domaine Laforest, one in which leadership and winemaking are inseparable, and where the details matter as much as the broader shape of the wine.

The Work Today

Today, Pierre Laforest works as winemaker at Domaine Laforest in Regnié-Durette, France, while also serving as gérant of the estate. The title suggests responsibility; the reality implies a continual balancing of judgment, timing, and care. As winemaker, he remains closely involved in the craft itself, bringing the same disciplined attention to the cellar that he brings to the estate as a whole. As gérant, he holds the broader view, helping to shape Domaine Laforest with a practiced hand. Together, these roles define his present work: a daily commitment to maintaining the estate’s identity while tending to the countless small decisions that give a wine its coherence. It is a role that calls for calm focus, and Pierre Laforest approaches it with the restraint and assurance of someone who understands that excellence is often built quietly.

Career - Gérant, Domaine Laforest, Regnié-Durette, France (2016–present) - Winemaker, Domaine Laforest, Regnié-Durette, France

Signature

Pierre's signature wines include Domaine Laforest - Brouilly 2023. In the context of his work at Domaine Laforest, it stands as a named expression of his style and attention, a wine that sits within the broader story of his stewardship of the estate.

Acclaim

A dated milestone in his career is 2016, when he became gérant at Domaine Laforest. That year remains an important marker in the timeline of his work, anchoring the period in which he assumed a leading role and continued shaping the estate through his dual responsibilities as gérant and winemaker.

FAQ What is Pierre Laforest best known for today? He is best known today as the winemaker of Domaine Laforest in Regnie Durette, France.