Ampeleia, Tuscany

A weekend in Tuscany in the Estate of Elisabetta Foradori to make the biodynamic preparations and discover the wines.

Wine has been made for thousands of years with two ingredients, grapes and time. At Cecchin winery in Mendoza, Argentina they continue to make this drink in the same manor. This film may not give with all Wine Enthusiasts, but it's an intriguing perspective.

Rooted in past, this vineyard between these five fishermen's villages seems to stay away from the modern influences. Put in balance on maritime cliffs, the Cinque Terre vineyard is established on terraces shaped by the man. A wonderful medieval inheritance on the italian ligure coast.

Claude and Lydia Bourguignon are soil microbiologists, they study, experiment, analyze in order to better understand the main wine terroirs.Guests at an oenological lunch at the Hotel Albert 1er in Chamonix on Saturday the 25th of August 2012... Throughout the conference, the customers could discover the soil as they have never seen...

Today, Richard Leroy - a mature and talented winemaker – is making various types of Chenin wine in his vineyard “Les Noels de Montbenault” located in the heart of Coteaux du Layon area.

Sometimes life virtually stops upon tasting… Tasting at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.

An early adopter of biodynamic viticulture, Anne-Claude Leflaive of Domaine Leflaive talks about her family’s history in the finest crus of Puligny-Montrachet.

A video of Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss who is located in Andlau in Alsace. This winegrowing family produce great biodynamic Alsace white wines.

Video of Domaine Pierre Morey à Meursault. This little domaine produce great Burgundy winesin biodynamic farming.

Meeting with Elisabetta Foradori, winemaker in Trentino,Italy.

Around a lunch table meeting at the Albert 1^er Hotel in Chamonix, Claude and Lydia Bourguignon were invited by Christian Martray for a conference on the microbiology of soils with a Petit Clos from Domaine La Colombe as drink. The gourmet meal was served with a Chardonnay from Domaine Belmont, a Côtes du Rhône Villages Massif d'Uchaux from Cros de la Mûre, a Saint-Emilion from Chateau Troplong Mondot and an Alsace 1^er Cru Huebuhl from Domaine Deiss...

Whatdoesthe term oenology mean?Theart of wine tasting?The chemistry ofwine?Knowledge of the mechanismsof fermentation?

Visit of the Domain Patrick Hudelot during a wine tasting tour. They are located in Burgundy at Villars-Fontaine, Hautes-Côtes de Nuit and produced Burgundy wine.

A wine tasting with Richard Leroy during a wine country trips. He is a well known vintner's in Loire Valley... He is the star of "The Initiates" comic book by Etienne Davodeau and he is also part of "Wine The Green Revolution" film where he speaks about sulfites in wine.

Sensitivecrystallizationallows to knowthe vibrationalqualities of a product,study the influenceof the origin ofsulfuron wine.

Why the sulfites use in wine give headache? One of the reason is where it come from...

“The Initiates” is nothing other than the rich history of a comic writer named Etienne Davodeau and his neighbour Richard Leroy, a talented winemaker of the Maine-et-Loire.Together, they managed to produce a successful comic book which was turned into a real book of 272 pages.

Currently there is only one factory of Terracotta amphorae than can contain wine in Italy. It is situated in south of Florence. Small report on this small workshop.

Meeting with Valentina Andrei, this young Romanian winemaker installed in Valais (Switzerland) wich has a very promising future...