From Lyon to Paris: Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours took place from Sunday, July 02 - Thursday, July 13, 2023. The tour started in Lyon and ended in Paris.
After visiting 3 producers in the Beaujolais - Domaine Chermette in Saint-Vérand, Château de Jacques in Romanèche-Thorins and Château de Pizay in Belleville-en-Beaujolais - we explored the Mâconnais where predominantly white wine is produced.
Until very recently there were only village level wines on the Mâconnais map. Winemakers in this region were fighting for decades to get the classification of some excellent parcels as 1er cru. The French classification is pretty much set in stone but the miracle happened. There is a first in everything: The French government has validated the decision of the INAO (Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité - National Institute of origin and quality) to recognize the classification of 500 acres of Pouilly-Fuissé as 1er cru in 2019. Audrey Braccini, winemaker of Domaine Ferret was instrumental in the battle for quality recognition in Pouilly Fuissé.
We were met by outgoing DG/ Winemaker Audrey Braccini and incoming DG/ Winemaker Clément Robinet at the old winery right next to the church of of Pouilly-Fuissé.
Clément was our host. We went to a vineyard in the back of the old winery and then to the new winery about half a mile away, also in the center of Pouilly-Fuissé. There, we visited the wine cellar and sat down for a tasting in the brand new tasting room.Domaine Ferret in Fuissé, Poully-Fuissé, Mâconnais
Situated
in the heart of Fuissé, Domaine Ferret has long been a producer of top
Pouilly-Fuissé wines. The estate was managed by the Ferret family from
its founding in 1840 until it was purchased by Louis Jadot in 2008.
Under the formidable leadership of Jeanne Ferret, who ran the house with
a rod of iron for half a century, Domaine Ferret became a major force
in the region. Daughter Colette joined her in 1992. Jeanne died in 1993,
Colette in 2007, leaving no heirs, and after 150 years in the Ferret
family the domaine was put up for sale.
Domaine Ferret has played a key role in defining the quality of the region. It was the first one in Pouilly-Fuissé to begin bottling at the estate, shortly after World War II. Its long-standing focus on vinifying each parcel of vines separately has allowed for the identification of the top terroirs.
Domaine
Ferret’s estate vineyards are comprised of 18 hectares throughout the
Pouilly-Fuissé appellation; 14 of these are located in the amphitheater
of hills surrounding the town of Fuissé and 4 are
near the Roche de
Vergisson, in the north of the appellation. The spectrum of rocks
present in Fuissé is the most diverse within the Mâconnais, and the
Ferret vineyards, which are spread across the appellation's entire range
of soil types, is one of its best ambassadors.
Arriving
In the Vineyard
Walking to the New Winery
Cellar Tour
Seated Tasting
Bye-bye
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Dinner at Restaurant Le Grand Café des Négociants and Walking Tour in Lyon - From Lyon to Paris: Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours
Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Chermette in Saint-Vérand, Beaujolais, with Martine and Jean-Etienne Chermette - From Lyon to Paris: Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours
Menu du Jour Lunch in Beaujolais at L’Atelier du Cuisinier in Villié-Morgon - From Lyon to Paris: Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineToursCellar Tour and Tasting at Château de Jacques, in Romanèche-Thorins, Beaujolais, with Genevieve Bonifacio, Responsable Commerciale - From Lyon to Paris: Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours
Dinner at Restaurant Château de Pizay in Belleville-en-Beaujolais - From Lyon to Paris: Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours
In the Most Prestigious AOC in the Mâconnais: Pouilly-Fuissé, France
Vineyard
Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Ferret in Fuissé,
Poully-Fuissé, Mâconnais, with the outgoing DG/ Winemaker Audrey
Braccini and incoming DG/ Winemaker Clément Robinet
Tasting at Domaine Céline & Laurent Tripoz, Mâconnais, with Céline & Laurent Tripoz
Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Menand in Mercurey, Côte Chalonnaise, with Fabienne Menand
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Beaune, Bourgogne
Dinner at Restaurant La Table du Square in Beaune.
Walk in the Vineyard, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Jessiaume in Santenay, Côte de Beaune, with DG/ Winemaker William Waterkeyn
Vineyard Walk in Meursault with Karoline Knoth - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
Guided Vineyards Walk around Meursault with Karoline Knoth, Author of "Castles and Châteaux in Meursault"
Menu
du Jour Lunch at Restaurant L’Agastache in Volnay, with Caroline
(Service) and Nunzio Iacono (Kitchen), 12.5/ 20 Points Gault Millau
Tour of Château de Rully and Tasting of Domaine du Château de Rully Wines, with Count Raoul de Ternay - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
Guided Tour of Château de Rully by Current Owner Count Raoul de Ternay, with Tasting of Domaine Rully Wines
Dinner at Restaurant Le Relais de Saulx in Beaune, with the Couple Charles Danet, Chef, and Agnès Peyre, Service, 12/ 20 Points Gault Millau
Olivier Leflaive in Puligny Montrachet: Vineyard Walk and Cellar Tour, with Olivier and Patrick Leflaive - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
Lunch and Wine Tasting at La Table de Olivier in Puligny Montrachet with Olivier Leflaive – Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
Guided Walk in the Grand Cru Montrachet Vineyards, an Hour with Icon Olivier Leflaive and Wine-pairing Lunch at Restaurant La Table d’Olivier Leflaive of Maison Olivier Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune
Tasting at Château de Pommard in Pommard, Côte de Beaune.
Tasting at Domaine Faiveley in Nuits St. Georges - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Faiveley in Nuits-Saint-George, Côte de Nuits
Menu du Jour Lunch with Wine Tasting with Sommelier Emmanuel Thibout at Restaurant Le Vintage, Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Louis Jadot in Beaune with Thibaud Marquis, US Reprsentative of Louis Jadot
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Armelle et Bernhard Rion in Vosne Romanée, Côte de Nuits - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
Bus Tour Through the Vineyards of Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits, with Melissa Rion and Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine
Rion, Vosne-Romanée
Wine-pairing lunch at Domaine Trapet, Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits
Visit and Tasting: Maison Joseph Drouhin in Beaune – Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours, France
Tour of the Ancient Cellars and Tasting at Maison Joseph Drouhin in Beaune
Wine and Music at "From Bach to Bacchus in Meursault", with Karoline Knoth
Visit: Hospices de Beaune – Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
Hospices de Beaune and its Wines - Guided Tour
Menu du Jour Lunch at Restaurant Au Creux de Vougeot
Visit of Château du Clos de Vougeot - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
Tour of Château du Clos de Vougeot
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars and other Wine Venues in Chablis, France
Dinner at Restaurant Hostellerie des Clos in Chablis
Tasting from Tank, Barrel and Bottle at Domaine Servin in Chablis, with Marc Cameron and François Servin
Wine Pairing Lunch, Cellar Visit, Vineyard Tour and Tasting at Domaine Jean Marc Brocard in Préhy, Chablis – Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours, France
Tour, Tasting and Lunch at Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard in Préhy, Chablis
Guided Tour at Fontenay Abbey (Bernard de Clairveau), Montbard
Champagne – An Introduction, France
French Champagne Houses and German Roots
Champagne Menu du Jour Lunch at Restaurant Chez Bellou in Gyé-sur-Seine, Champagne
Visit and Tasting at Champagne Jean Josselin, a Grower Champagne House in Gyé sur Seine – Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours, France
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Champagne Jean Josselin in Gyé-sur-Seine, Côte des Bar, Champagne, with Jean Pierre Josselin and Export Manager Sharona Tsubota
Tour of l'Avenue de Champagne in Epernay - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours
Hanging out at the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, Champagne
Tasting at Champagne Maison Gamet in Mardeuil, Vallée de la Marne, with Philippe, Fabienne and Marianne Gamet
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Champagne Alfred Gratien in Èpernay
French/ Thai Fusion Dinner at Restaurant Cook’In in Épernay (Bib Gourmant Michelin), with Chef Guillaume and Uma (Service).
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