Bordeaux Tasting 2021 : le bilan d’une édition anniversaire festive et réussie | Bordeaux Métropole
The event takes place simultaneously in three different venues, all located around Place de la Bourse in the heart of Bordeaux. Entirely dedicated to the Grands Bordeaux for the first time this year, almost 6,000 visitors came to meet more than 200 exhibitors ….
…. installed at the Espace Saint-Rémi, at the National Customs Museum and its Court, and of course at the Palais de la Bourse, entirely dedicated to Great Bordeaux for the first time this year.
A varied program of 19 fun and educational workshops run by the Bordeaux Wine School and 5 high-level workshops dedicated to Champagne tasting made it possible to satisfy the curiosity of the visitors who took advantage of it. For enlightened amateurs, 5 master classes were held over the two days around exceptional themes.
Place of meeting and exchange, the Café de la Bourse to gather visitors and take advantage of the testimonials of its guests, all wine enthusiasts and lovers of Bordeaux. It’s the Mayor of Bordeaux Pierre Hurmic which was expressed there first, recalling the cultural dimension of wine, in particular in a city like Bordeaux whose image is intimately linked to the vineyard which surrounds it. “I salute the work of transmission and pedagogy that is accomplished, he testifies, in particular within the framework of an event like Bordeaux Tasting with the workshops animated by the School of the Wine ”.
A repeat edition
With nearly 6,000 visitors present over the two days of the festival whose entry was conditioned by the presentation of a health pass and the wearing of a mask, The bet is successful for Terre de vins which was able to welcome these many visitors with serenity in a context which remains marked by the health crisis it has experienced. All vigilance measures have been taken to allow everyone to experience a moment of conviviality in optimal conditions and in complete safety. Terre de vins offered each visitor a drink at the entrance to the event, a pledge of compliance with barrier measures and reduction of contact points.
Bordeaux Tasting, the great meeting place for wine lovers
Over time, Bordeaux Tasting has established itself and is now one of the unmissable end-of-year events for wine growers and visitors alike.
“It’s an unmissable event in Bordeaux, installed in an emblematic place!, explains Léa Rodrigues-Lalande from the estates that bear her name, exhibiting at the festival since the first edition. It is a place of exchanges and meetings which offers a new way of discovering all the appellations. And for us winegrowers, it is a safe bet for testing wines and observing new consumption expectations. “
Bordeaux tasting: 10 years, 10 numbers
- tene edition of this unmissable event for great wines in France
- 2 days of festivities the weekend of December 11 and 12, 2021
- Nearly 6,000 visitors welcomed in the three festival spaces
- Over 200 exhibitors from the Bordeaux vineyards, Champagne and elsewhere
- 19 workshops led by the Bordeaux Wine School
- 5 workshops led by the Syndicat Général des Vignerons de la Champagne
- 5 master classes around prestigious themes
- 4 conferences given at the Café de la Bourse
- 600 wine references unveiled
- 9 artist groups sing, dance and display this anniversary edition
Bordeaux tasting
Bordeaux Tasting is organized by Terre de vins, magazine and news site dedicated to the world of wine and the art of living and organizer of events (Bordeaux Tasting, Champagne Tasting, Lyon Tasting). Created in 2011, Bordeaux Tasting brings together thousands of professionals and amateurs every year, has become the unmissable event for great wines in New Aquitaine. The tenth edition of Bordeaux Tasting was held on December 11 and 12, 2021 in three places located around Place de la Bourse, notably at the Palais de la Bourse.
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the 11th edition of Bordeaux Tasting will be held on December 10 and 11, 2022Photo credit: © Michaël Boudot and Albert de Monts for Terre de vins