Maison Antech

For over five centuries, Antech has tamed their magical terroir to make fine sparkling wines. The secret of their wine’s character lies in the combination of Limoux’s three terroirs, which form the backbone of the cuvées:  freshness from the Pyrenees, depth from the ocean, and roundness from the Mediterranean.

To move further ahead in the quest for finesse and elegance, Antech conducts much research on their vines. In the family vineyard, Antech tests new methods of propagating old vine stocks on the appellation’s highest land — stony, south-facing hillsides nearly 400m above sea level, opposite the Pyrenees.

In 1965, Georges and Roger Antech were an inseparable duo at the reins of the estate from a very early age. In the 1970s, they decided to focus on exclusively sparkling wines. The brothers are the best of friends and are proud that they haven’t had an argument in 50 years. Roger makes the wines while Georges sells them, and together make all decisions on the company’s direction. 

Françoise, a member of the sixth generation, inherited her elders’ strong personality. A guardian of the estate since 1996, she is also a fervent advocate of social and cultural action in her region. When she isn’t tending to the vineyard, she can be found volunteering with local student organizations, art collectives, and resource groups for people looking to reenter the workforce. 

Every day, the estate practices recycling, cutting their energy consumption, and looking for environmentally-responsible suppliers. All their collaborators share the idea that sustainable development is a philosophy of progress. They obtained the Terra Vitis certification in 2013.