This club is open to all Les Ponts alumni, whether curious beginners or more experienced tasters, who wish to deepen their knowledge of the world of wine.
Réunions
Club objectives
- Introduce beginners to wine tasting. On the program: discovery of the major French regions, grape varieties, AOCs, etc.
- For the more experienced, an opportunity to deepen their knowledge of an appellation, and who knows, discover surprises in well-known terroirs.
Tasting format
Different formats (depending on your requirements):
- Theme-based sessions on an appellation or estate.
- Oenology classes with a professional, allowing you to acquire theoretical knowledge and ask more specific questions. The themes will be defined according to your requests.
These sessions will bring together a maximum of thirty people and will be open to all alumni.
Participation
A participation fee of between 20 and 40 euros will be charged: this is designed to cover all costs, and may vary from one tasting to another, depending on the price of the bottles.
Portugal built its reputation on its varietal wines, notably Porto and Madeira. The rest of the production was not of international stature.
With political change, the...
Jura wines, long equated with overly acidic yellow wines and overly sweet straw wines, have been totally rethought. Alongside the appellation's historic estates, young...
In 2018, Jean-Louis Scandella, a former financial analyst and fund manager, bought a historic estate in the Pisa region of Tuscany, formerly owned by the Antinori family.
He...
Chablis, a name known the world over, nevertheless remains a little behind the aura enjoyed by its Côte de Beaune cousins. On the plus side, prices are out of all proportion....
We French pride ourselves on the variety of our cheeses. But how well do we know how to match wine and cheese? Some combinations are magical!With 12 cheeses and 5 wines, I...
The Vignerons Polytechniciens, Centraliens-Supelec, Alumni of AgroParisTech, École navale or ESSEC, the ESCP-Europe Alumni Wine and Spirits group, the OEnologie clubs of Agro,...
For this unusual session, we're going to broaden our horizons a little and discover two great vineyards at opposite ends of the Balkans.Clément BILLION, who runs CIPANGO...
Châteauneuf du Pape has been a celebrated wine since the Popes came to Avignon in the 14th century. During the Roaring Twenties, it was so envied that it justified the...
Because of its geology and history, Alsace is halfway between French and German traditions.
Unlike other French vineyards, white grape varieties make up the majority of its production and reputation....
After Italy, which we visited at the start of the year, Spain is the other land of great wines.
Despite often excessive temperatures, Spanish winemakers manage to produce fine wines with low alcohol...
After Italy, which we visited at the start of the year, Spain is the other land of great wines.
Despite often excessive temperatures, Spanish winemakers manage to produce fine wines with low alcohol...
November is traditionally the month when the Beaujolais nouveau is released. This event, which has ensured the international renown of this region, has also seriously damaged...
POSTPONEMENT OF MAY 23 EVENING
On September 13, we welcome to the club a theater troupe whose plays revolve around oenology.
The session will consist of :
An instructive introductory tasting...
Winegrowing in Italy is a thousand-year-old tradition. In recent decades, inspired in particular by Burgundian practices, the best producers have joined the world's elite.
To claim to cover all of...
Winter lends itself well to Wine & Cheese. We organized the previous event in December 2019.
I'm proposing a new one, with renewed choices on January 17, to get the year off to a good start.
This will...
(September 28 meeting postponed to October 17)
Over the last 10 to 15 years, Corsican viticulture has seen the emergence of a new generation of winemakers, inspired by Burgundian methods and a return...
--- SESSION POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE
Muscat is made up of around 200 grape varieties in 3 colors, all of which share a distinctive musk-like aroma.
These grape varieties, vinified in whites ranging...
Between Vaud and Valais, Switzerland produces fabulous wines from a multitude of grape varieties at very affordable prices. We'll travel to the shores of Lake Geneva and the Rhône to discover grape...
The Vignerons Polytechniciens, Centraliens-Supelec and AgroParisTech Alumni,the ESCP-Europe Alumni Wines and Spirits group,the OEnologie clubs of Agro, Mines, Ponts and Telecom ParisTech Alumni, HEC...
Condrieu, Côte Rôtie, the blessed hills south of Vienne, currently offer top-of-the-range wines at reasonable prices. I'm offering a sample of three wines from each appellation, from outsiders to...
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