Marinos Skolarikos 2021-09-29

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The Chablis Wine Festival returns on October 23 and 24 in its usual format.
Celebrate the new vintage with the winemakers of Chablis and Grand Auxerrois!

 

Organized by the Office du Chablis in partnership with the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB), the Fête des Vins is a major event of the year combining discoveries and tastings.

With nearly forty Houses and Estates of Chablis and Grand Auxerrois present in the streets of Chablis during this weekend of October, amateurs, connoisseurs, professionals and the general public will be able to appreciate the different appellations and vintages offered on the stands.

The Chablis Wine Festival: a great opportunity to meet those who make Yonne wines and discover their production!

ON THE PROGRAM

Tastings of wines but also of local products,discoveries, meetings with professionals such is the program of these two days (full program and schedules to be found below).

The traditional parade of the Brotherhood of Chablis pillars will be held on Sunday morning. Accompanied by the Godfather and Godmother of the 2021 vintage, the president of the Wine Festival, officials and of course local brass bands, the procession, after having paraded in the heart of the Festival, will give way to traditional speeches and highly anticipated inductions. This ceremony will take place in the courtyard of Château Long-Depaquit. A highlight of the Wine Festival, which mixes solemnity and conviviality, it allows us to look back on the past year and to thank those who work to promote local appellations.

In order to discover the Chablis vineyard and its remarkable views,the Office du Chablis, in partnership with Les Sentiers Chablisiens,will offer several walks in the vineyards on Sunday morning. This 73rd edition will take Sunday hikers to the Hill of the Grands Crus (practical information in the program below).

In parallel, the 2nd edition of the Chablis Marathon will be held in the vineyard on Saturday, October 23rd.

To participate in this 73rd edition of the Chablis Wine Festival, a valid health pass will be mandatory.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

  • Organizer: Office du Chablis / BIVB Chablis
  • Dates: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October 2021
  • Location: Boulevard du Docteur Tacussel - 89800 Chablis
  • Price: free admission – 6€ per tasting glass
  •  Event labeled Vignobles & Découvertes

Saturday 23 October - from 12:30 to 18:00

  •  12:30 pm: opening of the Boulevard du Docteur Tacussel stands
  •  Tastings proposed by about forty winegrowers from Chablisien and Grand Auxerrois
  •  On-site catering organized by the Committee of Saint Vincent de Fleys 2022
  •  Gastronomic stands
  •  Exhibitions of wine-growing equipment
  •  Entertainment for adults and children

Sunday 24 October - from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm

  •  9:30 am: walks to discover the vineyard, departure in front of the Town Hall of Chablis, located 1 Place Lafayette (departure every 15 minutes from 9:30 am to 11:00 am)
  •  11:00 am: opening of the Boulevard du Docteur Tacussel stands
  •  11:00 am: official parade of the Chablis pillars accompanied by the president of the Fêt des Vins as well as the Godfather and Godmother of the vintage (departure from Place de la Mairie)
  •  11:30 am: speeches of the personalities and inductions by the Chablis pillars (in the courtyard of Château Long-Depaquit)
  •  On-site catering organized by the Committee of Saint Vincent de Fleys 2022
  •  Gastronomic stands
  •  Exhibitions of wine-growing equipment
  •  Entertainment for adults and children

Source: BIVB