Date/time: Monday 21st February, 7.45pm (please do not be late!)
Terroir: Fact or Fiction?
In 1098, the Cistercians founded Cîteaux Abbey, south of Dijon. On Christmas Day of the year of their foundation, the Duke of Burgundy gave them their first vineyard. More land was soon received, in Corton, Beaune, Chambolle, Volnay, Vosne Nuits… They soon notived that different vineyard plots gave consistently different wines, giving birth to the idea of “terroir”. It is this idea which supposedly underpins the “Appellation d’Origine Controlee” system – critics like Malcolm Gluck will disagree! In this tasting we will explore this idea of terroir ourselves by comparing wines made from the same variety and crafted by the same producer. The producers themselves do think there is a difference – hence the price differential. But is this justified? Judge for yourselves.
Cost: £10 per person
RSVP: glass (dot) half (dot) fulham (at) googlemail (dot) com by Tuesday 15th February. Numbers are limited to 15 and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
