Elégance des Volnay - Volnay

Description *: The "Elégance des Volnay" association, which brings together numerous producers, has been organising a day of promotion for the Volnay appellation since 2005 with the support of the Organisation de Défense et de Gestion (ODG) and the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB).

In 2023 Chantal Lafarge, the new president of the association, will welcome a female personality from the world of wine or an enlightened wine lover who will chair the day and become an ambassador for the wines of Volnay. The aim of this event is to promote the Volnay appellation to professionals and the general public by focusing on two essential points: elegance and femininity, and also to promote our terroirs.

Throughout the day, various speakers will take part in the event, such as Françoise Vannier, geologist, Jacky Rigaux, French author specialised in wine terroirs and wine tasting, as well as Volnay winegrowers and great ambassadors such as Dominique Loiseau, Claudie Haignere, Amanda Sthers, Mathilda May, Valérie Perrin, Julie Depardieu and Ludivine Griveau.

Course of the day:
- 10am to 5.30pm - Place de la mairie - Public tasting of Volnay village and Volnay 1er Crus from the member winegrowers (paying purchase of a kit without registration).
- 10:30 am - 8 rue de la chapelle - The president and an all-female audience will blindly taste a panel of Volnay 1er crus from the same vintage.
- 12pm to 2pm - This tasting ends with a buffet which is offered (on registration - 100 people maximum - free).
- 3pm - Meeting point and departure at the Place de la mairie - Guided tour and landscape reading by Françoise Vannier, geologist, who will explain the diversity and characteristics of the terroirs of Volnay 1er crus (on registration - free).
- 6:30 to 7:30 pm - At the top of the Volnay hill - take the rue du Mont - Aperitif Champêtre on the hill and planting of a vine by the president (open to the public - free).

Capacity: 800
Registration required