Press
Domaine Uma in the press
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Food & Sens
Scènes de vins et de table - Gastronomic dinner signed by chef Eric Pras***, in the Domaine Uma winery in Valflaunès
The first of the star-studded dinners, the first of the gastronomic rendezvous for Domaine Uma. Just a few minutes from Montpellier, under the protection of the wild and unspoilt Pic Saint-Loup. A peak that stands proudly, casting its shadow over vines rooted in the garrigue.
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Midi Libre
Star-studded dinners will pit the wines of Uma en Pic Saint-Loup against the country's top chefs this Thursday, April 25.
This first edition kicks off this Thursday, April 25 in Valflaunès (Hérault), with three-star Burgundy chef Eric Pras showcasing his cuisine alongside Languedoc wines at Domaine Uma in Valflaunès...
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Sud Vibes
Emmanuel Clausel, owner of Domaine UMA in Valfaunès, Pic St-Loup, sees a wine house as a fashion house.
With 5 haute-couture starred dinners, he decided to share this long-standing project, an ode to gastronomy...
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Tell them
Gastronomy: "Domaine Uma" soon to offer remarkable à la carte identities
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Les Echos
Dinners in the Stars
Domaine Uma, in the Pic Saint Loup appellation, is launching its first program of dinners concocted by top chefs.
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Food & Sens
Somewhere in the south of France - a rural break at Uma's, a table overlooking the Pic St Loup which is preparing its "gastronomic meetings" & its "star-studded dinners".
Destination Pic Saint-Loup for a bucolic break and to discover Domaine UMA. With your feet in the vineyards, under the protection of the peak, which rises majestically, vertically, its 658 meters of limestone descending to the vines and imposing itself as the venerable protector of the plain.
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Actu.fr
Gastronomie à la folie: five star-studded dinners for the UMA estate
It's a crazy gamble launched by the owner of Domaine Viticole UMA: to organize five Michelin-starred meals in his vineyards. The chefs have been chosen. First meal on April 25.
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Archdaily
Domaine UMA Winery / Agence Clausel-Borel Architecte
Au Coeur Des Terres D'Appellation D'Origine Protégée "Pic Saint Loup" - Domaine UMA enjoys an exceptional setting, with vines and garrigue as far as the eye can see, facing the Hortus and Pic Saint-Loup mountains, Château de Montferrand and Chapelle d'Aleyrac, the former quarry from which the Domaine's stone comes...
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Yonder
Montpellier, starting point of the Languedoc wine route
With its rich winegrowing past, Montpellier is more than ever the wine capital of France's largest vineyard. The Vignobles et Découvertes label helps to raise the profile of this destination on the Languedoc wine route. Where to stay Where to stay in Montpellier's vineyards? Our selection of addresses...
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Setting and meaning
Instant vintage
In his quest for the good and the beautiful, Emmanuel Clausel, owner of the new Domaine UMA, has transformed the vineyards and their winery with the help of a highly inspired architectural firm...
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Muuuz
Redevelopment of the Domaine UMA: a project by Agence Clausel-Borel
Here's a project by Agence Clausel-Borel. This is the Domaine UMA, which flourishes in an exceptional setting, surrounded by vineyards and garrigue as far as the eye can see, facing the Hortus and Pic Saint-Loup mountains, as well as the Château de Montferrand and the Chapelle d'Aleyrac, a former quarry. As soon as you step inside, you discover a timeless place, far from the hustle and bustle of the city, immersed in this exceptional landscape.
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Perswijn
Pic Saint-Loup is a green oasis in a dry region. The high mountain peaks ensure that it rains enough here. What's more, good veterans and ambitious newcomers alike put quality first. This guarantees a solid image that's not easily damaged.
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The buyers
Nathalie Estribeau & Karen Turner liberty of Languedoc winemaking
Creative freedom, a Mediterranean lifestyle and an open mind have attracted some of the world's most exciting winemakers to the Pays d'Oc PGI in Languedoc Roussillon. During an extensive vineyard tour, Lisse Garnett brings to light two reluctant stars for an in-depth wine analysis... Nathalie Estribeau, the wine director of the giant but innovative cooperative Les Vignobles Foncalieu and Karen Turner ...
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Midi libre
In Valflaunès, north of Montpellier, the new Uma estate has great ambitions for wine tourism.
Emmanuel Clausel bought the two Valcyre properties in 2021 to create a new estate and develop the vineyard and hospitality activities.
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Land of wines
Year-end wine selection
180 cuvées have been selected by the tasters of "Terre de Vins" to accompany your festive feasts: drawn from all the wine-growing regions of France, alternating between prestige labels and affordable nuggets, these bottles are the stars of this new issue ...
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She
a summer with ... Karen Turner
Karen shares her Montpellier addresses with Elle magazine
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L'express
Wines: our selection of rosés for this summer
At the beach, under the arbour or at the table, rosé wine has established itself as the partner of summer pleasures. Particularly those that breathe the garrigue.
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Bobstronomie
UMA, the splendor of Pic Saint Loup
The new owner is Emmanuel Clausel, former director of Urbat (real estate), who sold his company in search of a new life project. It's a fitting return to the land for this grandson of farmers ...
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Tell them: Vineyards
Karen Turner's inspiration in the light of Uma
Former director of Urbat, Emmanuel Clausel sold his real estate development company in search of a new life project. A return to the land, a calling inherited from his grandparents, farmers in Petite-Camargue and Aveyron, ...
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Midi libre
Domaine Uma, in Valflaunès, produces its first five cuvées
The very first tasting at Domaine Uma (formerly Château Valcyre) was held on February 17 at Valflaunès in the Pic Saint-Loup region. Emmanuel Clauzel presented five original cuvées alongside oenologist Karen Turner.
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Vitisphère
Emmanuel Clausel creates Domaine Uma in Pic Saint-Loup
After buying the Valcyre estate, the former property developer enlarged it before giving it a new identity. He enlisted the services of Karen Turner to redirect part of the production towards white wines.
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Journal vignettes
Emmanuel Clausel creates Domaine Uma in Pic Saint-Loup
In Valflaunès, in the Pic Saint-Loup PDO, Domaine de Valcyre celebrates its first vintage with its new owner, Emmanuel Clausel. The latter has just extended the vineyard by a further 17 hectares, creating Domaine Uma...
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Metropolitan
Near Montpellier: the "marriage" of taste between a winegrower and the world's best oenologist
Former director of Urbat, a real estate development group, Emmanuel Clausel sold his company in search of a new life with Karen Turner. A wine "marriage".
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Goodoccitanie
Domaine Uma: a new Pic Saint-Loup
In Valflaunès, in the Pic Saint-Loup PDO, Domaine de Valcyre celebrates the first vintage of its new owner, Emmanuel Clausel. He embarked on the adventure with Karen Turner, the world's best oenologist in 2016. He has extended the vineyard by a further 17 hectares and created Domaine Uma. His ambition: to continue the quest for excellence ...
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Terre de Vins
Pic Saint-Loup: Uma, a new estate with big ambitions
Bought out last summer by former property developer Emmanuel Clausel, Domaine de Valcyre in Valflaunès, Pic Saint-Loup, is changing its name to Domaine Uma. Supported by the brilliant Australian oenologist Karen Turner, ...
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Eurotribune
Emmanuel Clausel creates Domaine Uma in Pic Saint-Loup with Karen Turner
In Valflaunès, in the Pic Saint-Loup PDO, Domaine de Valcyre celebrates its first vintage with its new owner, Emmanuel Clausel. He embarks on the adventure with Karen Turner, the world's best oenologist in 2016...
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France Bleu
Karen Turner, one of the world's leading oenologists, at the helm of Domaine Uma in Pic Saint-Loup
In Valflaunès, Domaine de Valcyre celebrates its first vintage with a new owner, Emmanuel Clausel, a real-estate figure who previously headed Urbat...
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Parisbistro
UMA, a newcomer to Pic Saint-Loup
A newcomer to the Pic Saint-Loup is the talk of the town. A former property developer, Emmanuel Clausel de Coussergues took over the certified organic Valcyre estate in 2020. He has renamed it Uma ...
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Midi libre
First harvest for Emmanuel Clausel and Karen Turner in Pic Saint-Loup
The former director of Urbat offers himself a reconversion in the Pic Saint-Loup vineyards. Alongside Karen Turner, voted best oenologist in the world in 2016, they are writing a new page in the Domaine ...
Wine tourism
Another way to discover our wines
From a stroll through the vineyards to discover the terroir and grape varieties, to a visit to the winery and tasting of our wines, you'll discover all the alchemy of wine.
