Maison Ferraton was founded in 1946 by Jean-Orëns Ferraton, the scion of a family of vignerons with a small holding in Hermitage. The expansion of the family business continued under his son Michel, who bought vineyards in St-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage, which produce several critically acclaimed, site-specific wines. In addition, he established a high-quality negociant arm, producing superior wines from the length of the Rhône Valley. Since 1998, this bijou producer has been a firm proponent of organic and biodynamic farming, with an increasing number of wines produced according to these principles.