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In September of 2019 the brewery posted to Facebook that they would be changing the grape varietal from the Muscat varietal to Viognier grapes stating that "because the Muscat grapes used for the Vigneronne were not organic, we decided to move to an organic producer and to use wine grapes instead of table grapes. After some research we couldn't find organic Muscat, but we did find organic Viognier grapes."

The resulting blends ~~will~~ also carry a new label featured below.

The resulting blends also carry a new label featured below.

There was no Vigneronne produced in ~~the 2021/22 brewing season~~. According to Jean Van Roy “The transporter who was supposed to drive from the winemaker's premises to the regional depot (less than 100 km) canceled the day before the harvest. By the time another transporter was found, the harvest was over. However, thanks to the unused bins for the Viognier grapes, they were filled with Grenache Noir and Syrah for the new Saint-Lamvinus.”

Up to 2024 the Viognier grapes were sourced from the négoce of Domaine de Vantajou in the Minervois area (south of France), but from 2025 on the brewery started sourcing from winemaker Johan Tête in Eclassan, located in the northern part of the Ardèche region (sout-east of France, about an hour south of Lyon), who also started providing the grapes for Saint Lamvinus.

There was no Vigneronne produced in 2022. According to Jean Van Roy: “The transporter who was supposed to drive from the winemaker's premises to the regional depot (less than 100 km) canceled the day before the harvest. By the time another transporter was found, the harvest was over. However, thanks to the unused bins for the Viognier grapes, they were filled with Grenache Noir and Syrah for the new Saint-Lamvinus.”

In 2025, Vigneronne will also include 30% Chenin Blanc from the Loire region (west of France) because of decrepencies during harvest and communication errors on the producer's side. Indeed, the brewery was originally told at the last minute that there wouldn't be enough Viognier to provide for them, so they looked around for organic Viognier but couldn't find any on short notice, and they placed an order or Chenin Blanc instead. They were then told during harvest that finally, the order could be honored, but since they couldn't cancel the whole delivery of Chenin Blanc out of respect for the producer, they only reduced it, resulting in that special blend.

==Brewer's Star from Original Label==

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==Label==

File:Label Cantillon Vigneroone 2019.jpg.JPG|2019 ~~label for~~ Viognier ~~varietal~~

File:Label Cantillon Vigneroone 2019.jpg.JPG|Label used from 2019 onward using Viognier grapes

File:Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne750-1.jpg

File:Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne-4.jpg

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 In September of 2019 the brewery posted to Facebook that they would be changing the grape varietal from the Muscat varietal to Viognier grapes stating that "because the Muscat grapes used for the Vigneronne were not organic, we decided to move to an organic producer and to use wine grapes instead of table grapes. After some research we couldn't find organic Muscat, but we did find organic Viognier grapes."
-The resulting blends will also carry a new label featured below.
+The resulting blends also carry a new label featured below.
-There was no Vigneronne produced in the 2021/22 brewing season. According to Jean Van Roy “The transporter who was supposed to drive from the winemaker's premises to the regional depot (less than 100 km) canceled the day before the harvest. By the time another transporter was found, the harvest was over. However, thanks to the unused bins for the Viognier grapes, they were filled with Grenache Noir and Syrah for the new Saint-Lamvinus.”
+Up to 2024 the Viognier grapes were sourced from the négoce of Domaine de Vantajou in the Minervois area (south of France), but from 2025 on the brewery started sourcing from winemaker Johan Tête in Eclassan, located in the northern part of the Ardèche region (sout-east of France, about an hour south of Lyon), who also started providing the grapes for Saint Lamvinus.
+There was no Vigneronne produced in 2022. According to Jean Van Roy: “The transporter who was supposed to drive from the winemaker's premises to the regional depot (less than 100 km) canceled the day before the harvest. By the time another transporter was found, the harvest was over. However, thanks to the unused bins for the Viognier grapes, they were filled with Grenache Noir and Syrah for the new Saint-Lamvinus.”
+In 2025, Vigneronne will also include 30% Chenin Blanc from the Loire region (west of France) because of decrepencies during harvest and communication errors on the producer's side. Indeed, the brewery was originally told at the last minute that there wouldn't be enough Viognier to provide for them, so they looked around for organic Viognier but couldn't find any on short notice, and they placed an order or Chenin Blanc instead. They were then told during harvest that finally, the order could be honored, but since they couldn't cancel the whole delivery of Chenin Blanc out of respect for the producer, they only reduced it, resulting in that special blend.
 ==Brewer's Star from Original Label==
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 ==Label==
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-File:Label Cantillon Vigneroone 2019.jpg.JPG|2019 label for Viognier varietal
+File:Label Cantillon Vigneroone 2019.jpg.JPG|Label used from 2019 onward using Viognier grapes
 File:Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne750-1.jpg
 File:Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne-4.jpg