The world's largest professional organic wine fair, Millésime Bio,
took place this week in Montpellier and brought together some 800
producers of organic wine from all around the globe. During the
fair, the results of the Challenge Millésime Bio 2014 organic wine
competition were revealed, and included two of our partner
winemakers.
Each year the Challenge Millésime Bio competition is chaired by a
well known personality from the world of wine, and this year saw
Fabrice Sommier, the head sommelier of the Georges Blanc group
and Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2007, lead the wine tastings.
The wine tastings took place on Tuesday 26th November at Mas de
Saporta in Lattes, nearby to Montpellier. The jury consisted of
233 wine professionals who tasted some 1214 wine samples.
Congratulations to our partner wineries, Domaine la Cabotte and
Domaine Chapelle, who each won bronze medals for their wines,
including some of the ones chosen for the Gourmet Odyssey Wine
Experience:
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Domaine la Cabotte won bronze for their 2012
vintage of the Garance AOC Côtes du Rhône Villages, Massif
d'Uchaux red, the wine chosen by Gourmet Odyssey
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Domaine Chapelle won two bronze medals for
their Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 2011 and for their
Clos des Cornières 2011, which is also Gourmet Odyssey's chosen
wine at Domaine Chapelle.
You can view the complete list of winners at
Challenge Millésime Bio 2014 here.
And you can consult some of the other accolades and
prizes bestowed on our partners here.
Surprise the love of your life with your St Valentine's gift and
share an unforgettable experience together!
Psst! St Valentine's Day is fast approaching and it's the perfect
occasion to give an original gift to your loved one. How about
adopting your own vines for a wine-making year?
Gourmet Odyssey gives you the opportunity to adopt between 6 and
36 vines in one of our organic partner vineyards, a unique
experience to learn more about wine and the art of winemaking,
and to help make your own wine to share together.
Through your St Valentine's gift you will follow all of the key
stages in making your wine via the newsletters and photos. You
can also participate in one or more of the Discovery, Harvest and
Vinification Experience Days. These hands-on wine courses, each
valid for two people, are the perfect excuse to get away for a
romantic break! You'll get to discover one of France's
picturesque wine-growing regions, meet the winemakers, get to
know your adopted vines, participate in working in the vineyard
and taste the wines from your winery. At the end of your Wine
Experience you'll get to name your bottles of wine that you'll
savour and share. What better St Valentine's wine gift for an
oenophile?
The Gourmet Odyssey Wine Experience is a great St Valentine's
gift idea for any wine lover who is curious to find out the
secrets behind a great wine. The perfect present that your
Valentine will remember for years to come...
Find out more about adopting a vine for St
Valentine's Day.