One of the benefits of being a Master of Wine student is an “introductory” trip to Bordeaux, where students have the opportunity to meet the winemakers and learn more about the region. In preparation for En Primeur 2012, I scanned my computer for some old notes from this visit. They are replicated here. Chateau LaGrange [...]

Volker Gies What a treat to visit 5 young winemakers on a recent trip to Germany, arranged by the Masters of Wine and Geisenheim university. Germany is one country that gets very high marks for putting an emphasis not just on young “millennial” age consumers, but also in terms of encouraging young winemakers in their [...]

  During the trip we will be having dinner at this winery, an event called “‘Bistro Freundstück’ Bassermann-Jordan winery is a family dynasty which, together with others, established and greatly influenced quality-based viticulture in Germany for almost 300 years. As scientists, they worked on improving wine-growing methods and consider that they wrote the definitive book [...]