EACH BATCH OF GREY GOOSE® VODKA BEGINS WITH SOFT WINTER WHEAT GROWN ON FARMS IN AND AROUND THE FERTILE PICARDY REGION OF NORTHERN FRANCE. GREY GOOSE MAÎTRE DE CHAI FRANÇOIS THIBAULT INSISTS ON USING ONLY THE HIGHEST-GRADE WHEAT—THE SAME WHEAT USED IN THE FINEST FRENCH BREADS AND PASTRIES. A LEMON A CUT ABOVE THE REST MENTON, A SMALL TOWN IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, IS THE LEGENDARY LEMON-GROWING REGION OF EUROPE. MENTON LEMONS ARE LARGER AND THICKER-SKINNED THAN THEIR WESTERN COUNTERPARTS. THESE IRREGULARLY SHAPED LEMONS ARE MILDER AND LESS ACIDIC. THE THICKER PEELS YIELD HIGHER LEVELS OF ESSENTIAL OIL, MAKING MENTON LEMONS THE FAVOURITE OF RESPECTED FRENCH CHEFS.
