3.30pm - 4.10pm
Discover the Origin The Burgundy Red Masterclass
Hosted by Tim Atkin
No wine can seduce like a Pinot Noir from Burgundy. Sure you can be overwhelmed by a rich full-bodied Cabernet or teased by a coy fruity Chardonnay or even tickled silly by an unctuous, honeyed Sauternes. But none, has Pinot’s sensuousness: the perfumed nose of red berries and violets, the ruby red colors, the silky body, the rich tastes of raspberry, strawberry, black cherry, and vanilla. And, if you’re lucky, a finish that makes you long for more.
In France, Pinot Noir is the only grape that can be used to produce red Burgundy and it is often regarded as the canvas for displaying the region’s terroirs—the distinctive characteristics of the vineyards’ soils. In fact, it is the pride taken in terroir that accounts for Burgundy's complex classifications that require considerable time, study, and tasting to understand.
Discover the Origin is a campaign to educate and inspire people about the PDO, AOC or DOC status, which gives all products under this banner, a guaranteed seal of quality and provenance.
To assist you in our tour across Burgundy and to explain the beauty, value and variety of these wonderful world famous wines is Tim Atkin
Tim Atkin MW is one of Britain’s leading wine writers and an internationally recognised expert on the subject. He is the wine correspondent of The Observer, where he appears every Sunday in OM , and Wine Editor at Large of OLN. He also writes for Wine & Spirit, Woman and Home, The World of Fine Wine, The Economist’s Intelligent Life, Country House and Observer Food Monthly. He appears regularly as a presenter on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen.
Tim has contributed to a number of books on wine, including the New World of Wine, as well as writing two of his own - Chardonnay and Vins de Pays d'Oc. He was also the co-author with Anthony Rose of five editions of the annual consumer guide, Grapevine. He has judged wines in the UK, France, the United States, Argentina, Spain, South Africa, Chile and Australia and is co-chairman of the London-based International Wine Challenge, the world’s biggest blind tasting competition.
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