Maison J. Colombier

Maison J. Colombier

Maison J. Colombier is located in a village 25 kilometers south of Lyon in the northern part of the Rhone valley, where the family farm 8 hectares of Williams pear trees, from which is derive their famous 'Poire William' brandy. A fifth of the orchard is over 100 years old - current custodians are Sophie and Stéphane Jay, the third generation of orchardmen-distillators. The pears harvested are used exclusively by their distillery.