Gilles Blanchet

Without him, Pouilly would not be Pouilly. He is its soul and its servant. Mary, Our Lady, cannot do without him on her feast day, August 15, when Pouilly hosts its annual wine fair. And Saint Andelain needs him just as much when Saint Clair is celebrated on the first Sunday in August.
He gave the caillottes*-grown Fumé
The pretty name of “Valodie”
Which imparts a cherry bouquet
To the flowers of Elodie.
*caillottes (kai-ott) are limestone pebbles characteristic of much of this appellation