{"id":54,"date":"2025-11-25T15:02:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.distillerielrg.com\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:06:30","slug":"a-propos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/distillerielrg.com\/en\/a-propos\/","title":{"rendered":"The distillery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The distillery <\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A vegetable garden in the heart of the castle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all began for the Distillery in our 18th-century experimental vegetable garden, at the foot of the Ch\u00e2teau de La Roche-Guyon, a true heritage and agricultural gem. In 1730, Madeleine-Charlotte Le Tellier, Dowager Duchess of La Roche-Guyon and daughter of the Marquis de Louvois, undertook the restoration and embellishment of the ch\u00e2teau, the park, and most likely an existing vegetable garden.
Covering an area of 2.7 hectares, this \u201clarge garden\u201d opposite the ch\u00e2teau reflects the importance attached to it. His son, Duke Alexandre, and then his daughter, the Duchess of Enville, continued this work with a strong ambition: to turn the vegetable garden into an experimental site designed to advance agriculture. At a time marked by famine, new crops such as potatoes were tested there.
The vegetable garden was organized\u2014as it is today\u2014into three complementary areas: an ornamental garden, an orchard, and vegetable crops.
Completely restored in the 2000s based on the original 1741 plans, it continues to thrive and produce.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A team committed to bringing the place to life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the vegetable garden is maintained by the EPCC (Public Cultural Cooperation Establishment) of the Ch\u00e2teau de La Roche-Guyon, in partnership with the EQUALIS association of Cergy-Pontoise.
This partnership combines heritage preservation, horticultural expertise, and social integration by supporting people in difficult situations to find rewarding and meaningful work.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Plants and fruits at the heart of our creations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The La Roche-Guyon Distillery draws directly from this historic garden to produce its spirits. Fruit, aromatic plants, and botanicals are carefully cultivated here, respecting the seasons and the natural world.
We use, in particular:<\/p>\n\n\n\n