Sunday 23 October: meet the winemakers
Some people will only know me through this blog. But in real life I'm a wine importer in the first place. Bolomey Wijnimport is the Amsterdam-based company, and we import wines from France (only), from the classic regions Bordeaux , Burgundy , Champagne and Loire Valley . The focus: natural, typical wines with lots of of energy and freshness. The majority is from small-scale production. This October will mark the start of a new tradition: once a year, in October, I invite the winemakers to Amsterdam. This year will be the second time, hence the start of a tradition. Te winemakers that I work with come from different regions, and make different wines. But they share the same spirit, they share certain ideas about viticulture (say, natural) and winemaking (that is: don't intervene too much). I am excited to tell you the following six winemakers will be coming to Amsterdam in October: - Damien DELECHENEAU (Amboise) - Vincent CARÊME (Vouvray) - Hubert MONTIGNY-PIEL (Orl