Czechia · 1 day · 2–8 people
Moravian cellars in a day: private tour from Brno
A private wine tour from Brno, Czechia, with sommelier Dante Minutello: four South Moravian cellars in one day, natural and classic, and lunch under Pálava.
Topics
Pet-Nat
Tours
Czechia · 3 days · 6–10 people
South Moravia: a wine weekend from Brno
Three days from Brno with sommelier Dante Minutello: a wine tour of South Moravia, Czechia, from natural cellars in Modré Hory to Pálava and Znojmo.
France · 6 days · 6–10 people
Loire: Chenin, Cabernet Franc and the natural Anjou
Six days from Paris with sommelier Dante Minutello: a small-group Loire wine tour in France, Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc from Vouvray to the natural Anjou.
Winemaker stories
Czechia · Velké Pavlovice Natural
Richard Stávek and the field blends of Němčičky
Richard Stávek in Němčičky, Velké Pavlovice, Czechia: a farmer-winemaker with 15 hectares, five of them vines, foot-trodden field blends, pet-nats and sheep.
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.
Czechia · Velké Pavlovice Natural
Milan Nestarec and the energy in a Velké Bílovice glass
Milan Nestarec in Velké Bílovice, South Moravia, Czechia: a natural winemaker of pét-nat, field blends and unfiltered whites, 45 minutes from my door in Brno.
Wine knowledge
palava · welschriesling
South Moravia: the wine region Europe forgot to visit
A sommelier's orientation to South Moravia, Czechia: Pálava limestone, Welschriesling, cellar lanes, pet-nat, and how a Moravian wine tour from Brno works.
pet-nat · sparkling
Pét-nat: sparkling wine the old way
Pét-nat is sparkling wine from one fermentation finished in the bottle. How it differs from Champagne, and where I pour it on tours in Moravia and the Loire.
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