workshopwinesworkshopwineshttps://www.workshopwines.co.nz/blog1600km’s one way…]]>Judi Clark for Workshop Wineshttps://www.workshopwines.co.nz/single-post/2017/06/07/1600km%E2%80%99s-one-way%E2%80%A6https://www.workshopwines.co.nz/single-post/2017/06/07/1600km%E2%80%99s-one-way%E2%80%A6Thu, 23 Mar 2017 03:04:00 +0000
When you think about Europe and wine, we are talking about many, many centuries of grape growing and wine making. Stepping into a wine cave dating back to the 11th Century is quite something.
The climate, the soil, the ‘terroir’. That huge yellow ball of light in the sky. Grapes are basking in the glory of real heat and sometimes extreme cold too.
Listening to wine makers talk about their wines I feel very naïve. Our beloved country is so very young. An infant compared with our Great, Great, Great Grandparents of Europe.
And then there’s the vineyard workers and the ancient methods of working the land and making the wines. Coaxing the small parcels of soil to produce the best quality grapes they can produce.The daily rituals where the chiming of the village church bell beckons the workers to lay down their tools and journey home for a long, leisurely, well earned déjeuner.
And then of course there’s the food…
The markets brimming with fresh produce, meat, fish, cheeses, charcuterie, olives, and much much more...a feast for the eyes and taste buds.
Our journey so far has taken us from Barcelona, through to the beautiful Languedoc-Roussillon, L'Occitanie. A homecoming of sorts, after we spent 2014 here with our 3 children.
Next, we journey through to Rhône, Burgundy, Alsace and into Germany.
1600 km’s one way…
What is Terroir?
]]>Workshop Wines is born...]]>https://www.workshopwines.co.nz/single-post/2017/03/09/Workshop-Wines-is-bornhttps://www.workshopwines.co.nz/single-post/2017/03/09/Workshop-Wines-is-bornThu, 09 Mar 2017 02:16:00 +0000
So begins our journey. We revisit the small village of Pepieux in the sleepy Minervois. It is cool and it is quiet, new beginnings are on the horizon.
As the vines lay dormant in the winter sunshine of the Languedoc awaiting their moment of rebirth for a new growth period, so too does our new founded company Workshop Wines.
Our journey is in it’s early stages and as we travel through France headed for Düsseldorf and the ProWein International Trade Fair for Wines and Spirits, we will explore and hand select some beautiful wines to bring home to you.
We hope you will join us on our journey…
About us
Workshop Wines is a boutique, family run wine import company based in NZ.
We have lived and breathed the unforgettable Languedoc-Roussillon wine region and are dedicated to bringing these delicious flavours and more to your door.
Let us do the work, sit back and enjoy...
Contact
Judi Clark
0064 21 215 9114
enquiry@workshopwines.co.nz
www.workshopwines.co.nz
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