One grape, one place, one evening at a time. Everything we've poured and everything in the pipeline, on a single line from tonight backwards.
We begin the Loire where it ends, at the Atlantic, with four Muscadets from four communal crus, made by two producers devoted to Melon de Bourgogne.
From Muscadet we move east into Anjou, where Chenin Blanc turns serious. Four dry Savennières, including both of its named crus, then a glass of Bonnezeaux to end on something sweet.
Saumur in three registers: a traditional-method sparkling, a Crémant blanc de blancs, and two vintages of Cabernet Franc from Saumur-Champigny three years apart.
Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre blends traced across three regions, Languedoc, Roussillon and the southern Rhône, closing on a Châteauneuf-du-Pape as benchmark. Three wines in total.
Vouvray and Montlouis face each other across the river and both work Chenin Blanc through every register it has: dry, off-dry and sweet. Four wines from four producers who take that range seriously.
We open with a sparkling Vouvray, then move into Cabernet Franc country: Chinon, Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, three neighbouring villages on different gravels.
We close the Loire where Sauvignon Blanc settled in for good: Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre, facing each other across the river. A Dagueneau, and two vintages of Sancerre six years apart to see what age does to the grape.
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape: The Reds
Southern Rhône · Krieg 13
· 3 wines
Three reds from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Vieux Télégraphe and Clos des Papes both come from the broad La Crau territory on galets roulés, a young wine and a slightly older one from a different producer. Beaucastel, from Chapouin and Coudoulet, has Mourvèdre near parity with Grenache and is the oldest bottle of the three.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape: The Whites
Southern Rhône · Krieg 13
· 4 wines
Four expressions of white Châteauneuf-du-Pape across two grape directions and two vintages, tracing how Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Roussanne each shape the appellation's most overlooked colour, and what a decade does to it.
Fiano Horizontal
Irpinia · Avellino
· 4 wines
Four Fiano di Avellino from the DOCG's three most defining communes, Montefredane, Summonte and Lapio, each a single-vineyard bottling from the producer most associated with that ground. Three are made in the traditional steel-driven style; the fourth closes the tasting with a steel-and-oak blend, showing how the same grape and place can be read through a different hand in the cellar.
Chardonnay & Barolo
Bourgogne & Piedmont · Carlo's
· 4 wines
Four bottles, two grapes: a 2020 and a 2005 from Bourgogne, a 2017 and a 2007 from Piedmont. Same grape, same place, a decade or two apart each time.
Condrieu Horizontal
Northern Rhône · Krieg 13
· 3 wines
Three Condrieus exploring the appellation through three lenses simultaneously: the hierarchy of a landmark producer, the contrast between two distinct parcels, and the evolution of Viognier over time.
Southern Rhône Overview
Southern Rhône · Filippo's
· 4 wines
Four appellations, three colours, tracing the Southern Rhône through its most distinctive expressions. From a declassified Rasteau to a Gigondas from old vines on the Dentelles plateau, via the rosé and blanc of the right bank.
Côte-Rôtie Horizontal
Northern Rhône · Krieg 13
· 3 wines
A horizontal tasting across several producers of Côte-Rôtie, one of the great Syrah appellations of the Northern Rhône.
Northern Rhône Whites
Northern Rhône · Filippo's
· 3 wines
An evening dedicated to the great white wines of the Northern Rhône, Marsanne and Viognier. Structured, aromatic, and often overlooked in favour of their red neighbours.
Northern Rhône Syrahs
Northern Rhône · Krieg 13
· 3 wines
A deep dive into the north, three Syrahs from Cornas, Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage, exploring how terroir shapes one grape across the most celebrated appellations of the Northern Rhône.
Syrah, from the Rhône to Cortona
Rhône Valley & Tuscany · Krieg 13
· 3 wines
A first contact with Syrah, its home in the Rhône and its journey to Cortona. Three expressions across the north, the south, and Tuscany, showing how the grape adapts to each place it calls home.
A pilot evening and the first of the series, one grape, three terroirs. A Bourgogne, a Südtirol and a Friuli Chardonnay side by side, exploring how the same variety expresses itself across radically different soils and climates.
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