France · 7 days · 6–10 people
Jura and Beaujolais: the natural wine heartland
Seven days from Lyon with sommelier Dante Minutello: a small-group natural wine tour of the Jura and Beaujolais in France, six cellars, vin jaune and Morgon.
Topics
Biodynamics
Tours
Austria · 5 days · 6–10 people
Austria: Wachau, Kamptal and Burgenland's natural cellars
Five days from Vienna with sommelier Dante Minutello: a small-group wine tour of Austria through the Wachau, Kamptal, Burgenland and the Heurigen of Vienna.
Winemaker stories
Austria · Styria NaturalBiodynamic
Sepp and Maria Muster and the Opok above Leutschach
Sepp and Maria Muster, Leutschach, Styria, Austria: Demeter vines on Opok, Gräfin and Erde on skins, and the Schmecke das Leben farms on a private wine tour.
Austria · Burgenland Biodynamic
Claus Preisinger and the green roof above Gols
Claus Preisinger in Gols, Burgenland, Austria: a biodynamic winemaker of Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt and St. Laurent in casks and amphorae above the Neusiedlersee.
Austria · Burgenland NaturalBiodynamic
Gut Oggau and the family with faces on the label
Gut Oggau, Burgenland, Austria: Eduard Tscheppe and Stephanie Tscheppe-Eselböck's biodynamic wines with faces on the label, on my Neusiedlersee wine tour.
Austria · Wachau Biodynamic
Nikolaihof and the Riesling that waited seventeen years
Nikolaihof, Mautern, Wachau, Austria: biodynamic since 1971, Riesling aged for years in casks inside Roman walls, and a wine tour visit with sommelier Dante.
Czechia · Znojmo Biodynamic
Petr Nejedlík and the qvevri buried near Znojmo
Dobrá Vinice at Nový Šaldorf, Znojmo, Czechia: winemaker Petr Nejedlík farms 16 hectares biodynamically in Podyjí and ages Grüner Veltliner in Georgian qvevri.
Czechia · Velké Pavlovice Natural
Petr Koráb and the living hill of Boleradice
Petr Koráb in Boleradice, Velké Pavlovice, Moravia: a 100-metre hillside cellar, pet-nats, skin-contact whites and sekt from a chef turned natural winemaker.
France · Loire Biodynamic
Domaine Huet and the whole of Chenin in Vouvray
Domaine Huet, Vouvray, Loire, France: Chenin Blanc from sec to moelleux, three vineyards, biodynamic since 1988, tuffeau cellars and a wine tour visit.
France · Champagne Biodynamic
Pierre Larmandier and the chalk of Vertus
Larmandier-Bernier in Vertus, Champagne, France: biodynamic grower champagne from Côte des Blancs chalk, wild yeasts, oak foudres and dosage close to zero.
France · Jura Natural
Jean-François Ganevat and the old vines of Rotalier
Domaine Ganevat in Rotalier, Jura, France: Chardonnay from vines planted in 1902, rescued old grapes, and a winemaker who brought Burgundy discipline home.
France · Jura Biodynamic
Stéphane Tissot and the parcels of Arbois
Domaine Tissot in Montigny-lès-Arsures, Jura, France: biodynamic single-parcel Chardonnay, vin jaune and Trousseau in amphora from a winemaker mapping Arbois.
Wine knowledge
biodynamics · sulfites
Biodynamic wine without the mysticism
Biodynamic wine explained by a sommelier: Steiner, Demeter, cow horns, the moon calendar, what trials show, and the winemakers on my tours who farm this way.
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