I was today years old when I learned that Emma Watson’s family had a “rich history of winemaking.” Domaine
Watson in Burgundy, France is apparently where my childhood hero spent her summers. (The Hollywood Reporter)
“I was clearly a Burgundian soul who had the misfortune to be born in England,” said Watson’s father, Chris, who purchased the family vineyard in 1991, and last year Watson and her brother, Alex, started their own gin brand, Renais, which just became available in the United States. Distilled from upcycled wine grapes using the family’s
surplus, “Renais” is “derived from ‘renaissance,’ meaning ‘rebirth’ in French.”