Terroir Masterclass Vineyard Harvest

How the morning unfolds

1. 01

   Arrival and welcome

   You come up the drive past the engraved stone arch and the first block of chardonnay. A glass is in your hand under the porch before anything else begins, while the group gathers.

2. 02

   A word in the barn

   A short introduction inside the barn — the building has its own story, and it will have its own day.

3. 03

   Into the vineyard

   The history of the site, told standing in it: 1976, fourteen vintages of buying this fruit, ten years of talks, and the purchase in January 2026.

4. 04

   Four to five stations

   Each station has its own barrel, its own wine and its own bite, and its own theme. Soil is covered twice, top of the slope and bottom. Then the microclimate: the wind, the exposure, the light coming back off the lake, and one of the steepest grades in the Finger Lakes.

5. 05

   Walking between them

   You taste grapes along the way, at different stages of ripeness, and you learn how a winemaker tastes a berry.

6. 06

   Block against block

   The heart of the morning. Chardonnay against chardonnay, riesling against riesling, from neighbouring blocks. Side by side in the ground, and clearly apart in the glass. Terroir understood on the palate rather than explained.

7. 07

   Back to the barn

   One last station to talk it through, and a table holding every wine of the morning, lined up in order so you find them again easily.

What we pour

1. 01Riesling Terroir d'Excellence
2. 02Chardonnay Sélection Spéciale
3. 03Riesling Barrel Select
4. 04Sweet Reserve
5. 05Chardonnay Barrel Select
6. 06Chardonnay Number 2

Good to know

• Guests must be 21 years and older.
• The vineyard is steep and the ground is uneven. Boots or sturdy shoes, and clothing for the weather.
• Twenty guests per session, guided by Sébastien.
• Food is served at the stations, along the way.