France · 7 days · 6–8 people
Burgundy and Champagne: the classics, with grower eyes
Seven days from Paris with sommelier Dante Minutello: a wine tour of grower Champagne in Vertus and Avize, then Burgundy from Morey-Saint-Denis to Chablis.
Topics
Sparkling
Tours
Armenia · 7 days · 6–10 people
Armenia: Areni, karas and the canyons of Vayots Dzor
Seven days from Yerevan with sommelier Dante Minutello: a small-group wine tour of Armenia's Vayots Dzor, karas cellars, the Areni-1 cave and family tables.
Winemaker stories
Austria · Kamptal Organic
Willi Bründlmayer and the Lyra vines of the Heiligenstein
Bründlmayer at Langenlois, Kamptal, Austria: Riesling from the Permian sandstone of the Heiligenstein, Lyra-trained vines and Sekt on my Austria wine tour.
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.
Armenia · Vayots Dzor Classic
Vahe Keushguerian and the sparkling vines of Khachik
Keush, Vayots Dzor, Armenia: traditional-method sparkling from Voskehat and Khatouni grown up to 1,750 metres near Khachik by winemaker Vahe Keushguerian.
Wine knowledge
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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