Organized by the Brotherhood of Knights of Tastevin, this 109th edition of Tastevinage will take place on March 25 at the Château du Clos de Vougeot.
The 109th edition of Tastevinage, organized by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, will take place on Friday March 25 at the Château du Clos de Vougeot and will close the week of the Grands Jours de Bourgogne.
Daniel Picouly will be the sponsor of this next edition; a particularly symbolic choice even though his latest book, “Les Larmes du Vin”, published in January by Éditions Albin Michel, evokes the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, and in particular his enthronement as a Chevalier, a special moment.
With Daniel Picouly, a questioning and an unprecedented perspective of our relationship to wine, on the occasion of this 109th edition of Tastevinage.
“Daniel Picouly’s choice is both singular and obvious for this 109th edition”, emphasizes Arnaud Orsel. “Singular, because the man admits that he is in no way a specialist in this universe, and in tasting. Obvious, because his story is a moving and funny philosophy that leads us to question the place of what he calls this “social binder” in our existence. This delicious blend could only give an excellent godfather! “, he specifies.
Daniel Picouly won in 1996 with “Le Champ de personne” (Grand Prize for ELLE readers) then with “L’Enfant Léopard” (Prix Renaudot, 1999). He has published with Albin Michel editions “The Night of Lampedusa”, “The Spelling Mistake is my Mother Tongue”, “The Silent Cry of the Iguana”, “Quatre-Vingt-Dix Secondes” (finalist for the Goncourt Prize 2019 and Prix Nice-Baie-des-Anges) and “For a long time I went to bed with Happiness”.
With “Les Larmes du Vin”, he transforms an unprecedented experience into literary expression. Even though he was inducted Chevalier du Tastevin at the Livres en Vignes fair, he was ordered to give a speech on wine. The challenge is great for him who knows nothing about it, but he transforms it into a wonderful opportunity to revisit his memories and to question the place of alcohol in his life. A red thread that leads him to look back on his memories from his origins, childhood, family, studies, to his condition as a writer, passing through the joys and disenchantments of an itinerary like no other. . So he becomes a subtle observer of the sometimes deleterious effects of wine on human nature, sketching out a form of small personal philosophy, in a very moving novel, of great originality, in the inimitable and flamboyant style that characterizes him.
ABOUT THIS 109TH EDITION OF TASTEVINAGE
During this 109th tasting, the most representative wines of the great Burgundy wine region will be selected by a jury of professionals in the sector, and will receive the Tastevinage seal, a guarantee of their quality and authenticity.
The Château du Clos de Vougeot, the cradle of viticulture in Burgundy, will welcome within its walls professionals from the wine industry – winegrowers, merchants, representatives of cooperative cellars, brokers, sommeliers, oenologists, restaurateurs, buyers, distributors, journalists and influencers. – who will taste the wines presented anonymously. At the end of the tasting, the jurors will select the wines most representative of their appellations and their vintages.
LE TASTEVINAGE: SELECTION LABEL FOR GREATER BURGUNDY WINES SINCE 1950
Created in 1950 by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, the TASTEVINAGE is a label that selects the most representative wines of the great Burgundy wine region, from Chablis to Beaujolais crus. Composed of a jury of experts from the wine sector: winegrowers, traders, representatives of cooperative cellars, brokers, sommeliers, oenologists, restaurateurs, buyers, distributors, journalists and influencers, the Tastevinage consists of a meticulous examination where each wine is tasted anonymously in order to preserve the impartiality of the tasters. At the end of this selection, the TASTEVINAGE seal is awarded to the wines that best define the character of their appellations and their vintages, the pledge of a guarantee of authenticity and pleasure for the consumer.
Communicated
–
