The Best of the Best: The 21 Unforgettable Golden Vines Experiences in 72 Hours
While the 2023 Golden Vines® are known for their two flagship galas – The Dress-to-Party Charity Gala at Pavillons de Bercy and The Award Ceremony & Dinner Gala at the Palais Garnier – featuring haute cuisine from three Michelin-star chef Alain Ducasse and two Michelin-star Akrame Benallal, alongside our brilliant charity auctions - there’s much, more more to enjoy.
We want these few days in Paris to be a coming together of the great and good, the proud and passionate, the true connoisseurs of the industry and its artisanal produce.
Fittingly, we have over twenty one-of-a-kind events running over the course of the weekend dedicated to helping you explore the very best the fine wine and rare spirits world has to offer, allowing you to get up close and personal with producers, artisans, and experts in their field.
For those who want to expand their knowledge we have a number of unique masterclasses, lunches, and experiences with vigneron, winemakers, and representatives of various fine wine estates, rare spirit distilleries, sponsors, partners, as well as other stakeholders of The Golden Vines® Awards.
The Masterclasses include:
The Burgundy Masterclass at Salon Privée, Caves Legrand featuring the vignerons and wines from Domaine Arnoux Lachaux, Domaine Leflaive, Domaine Jean-Yves Bizot, and Domaine Hubert Lamy.
Two Dom Pérignon Masterclasses at Moët Hennessy Paris hosted by Vincent Chaperon, Chef de Cave.
The Salon & Delamotte Masterclass at Sotheby’s Paris hosted by Cristian Rimoldi.
Two masterclasses called ‘A Journey through Italy's Finest’ hosted by Gabriele Gorelli MW at Le Royal Monceau, Il Carpaccio.
The first one, featuring:Bibi Graetz – Toscana IGT “Colore” 2016 Presented by Vincenzo D'Andrea, Sales & Marketing Director
Biondi Santi – Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva 2016 Presented by Federico Radi, Technical Director
Borgogno – Barolo DOCG “Fossati” 2019 Presented by Andrea Farinetti, Winemaker
Castiglion del Bosco – Magnums of Riserva 2016 1100 Brunello Presented by Cecilia Leoneschi, Winemaker
Ferrari – TrentoDOC “Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore” 2006 Presented by Cyril Brun, Winemaker
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia – Bolgheri Superiore DOC “Ornellaia” 2013 Presented by Vianney Graveraux, Sales & Marketing Director
And the second one, featuring:
Bertani – Amarone Classico DOCG 2013 Presented by Andrea Lonardi MW, COO & Winemaker
Casanova di Neri – Brunello di Montalcino DOCG “Cerretalto” 2016 Presented by Gianlorenzo Neri, Family Member
Il Marroneto – Brunello di Montalcino DOCG “Madonna delle Grazie” 2016 Presented by Alessandro Mori, Winemaker
Roagna – Barbaresco DOCG “Paje VV” 2013 Presented by Luca Roagna, Winemaker
Tenuta Sette Ponti – Toscana IGT “Oreno” 2016 Presented by Alberto Moretti Cuseri, Owner
Voerzio – Barolo DOCG “Torriglione” 2011 Presented by Roberto Voerzio, Owner
The IWA Masterclass at Salon Privée, Caves Legrand, hosted by Join the legendary Richard Geoffroy, previously Chef de Caves at Dom Pérignon, as he guides you on an exclusive tasting journey of IWA Sake.
The Lunches include:
The Crurated Lunch at Langosteria, Cheval Blanc Hotel, hosted by Alfonso de Gaetano, CEO & Founder, Crurated, Theo Dancer of Domaine Vincent Dancer and Chiara Pepe of Emidio Pepe featuring an educational prelude and wine tasting with one of the best Burgundy White winemakers as well as a discovery of Abruzzo with one of the best expressions of Montepulciano and Trebbiano
The Boucheron & Artémis Domaines Lunch at Boucheron Apartment of the Hotel de Nocé on 26 Place Vendôme, hosted by Géraldine de Vulpian, EMEA President for Boucheron and Romain Jousselin, Private Customer Relations, Artémis Domaines featuring a selection of fine wines including Cocktail : Champagne Jacquesson Cuvée n°746, Les Forts de Latour 2014, Grand vin de Château Latour 2012, 2004, and 1989
The Francs de Pied Lunch at Salon Privée, Caves Legrand, hosted by emblematic winemakers Loïc Pasquet, Thibault Liger Belair and Egon Müller of Liber Pater, Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair, and Weingut Egon Müller respectively
The Boërl & Kroff Lunch at Ritz Paris, hosted by Stéphane Sésé, CEO & Founder
The Harlan Estate & IWA Lunch at Salon Privée, Hôtel de Crillon, with Will Harlan & Richard Geoffroy
The Michel Reybier Lunch at La Reserve, the Library, hosted by Estelle Sementery Garcia of Domaine Reybier featuring Château Cos d’Estournel and the wines from Michel Reybier’s collection of wineries
The Sotheby's, Domaine Duroché & Domaine Bernard Moreau Lunch at Sotheby's Paris
The Icons of Italy Lunch at Le Royal Monceau, Il Carpaccio hosted by Gabriele Gorelli MW featuring the wines from
Biondi Santi – Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva 1999 [Federico Radi & Eleonora Guerini, Wine Directors]
Borgogno – Barolo DOCG Riserva 2008 [Andrea Farinetti, Winemaker
Castiglion del Bosco – Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva “1100” 2010 [Cecilia Leoneschi, Winemaker]
Ferrari – TrentoDOC “Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore” 2007 [Cyril Brun, Winemaker]
Il Marroneto – Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva “Madonna delle Grazie” 2013 [Alessandro Mori, Owner & Winemaker]
Roagna – Barbaresco DOCG – “Asili VV” 2010 [Luca Roagna, Winemaker]
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia – Toscana IGT “Ornellaia Bianco” 2014 [Vianney Gravereaux, Sales & Marketing Director]
Voerzio – Barolo DOCG Cerequio 2012 [Roberto Voerzio, Owner]
The Cruarated La Paulée Lunch at at the Il Ristorante, hosted by Niko Romito, The Bulgari Hotel, Paris
The Champagne Experiences include three exceptional trips to Dom Pérignon, Frerejean Fréres, and Ruinart in Hautvillers, Avize, and Reims hosted by Vincent Chaperon (Chef de Cave, Dom Pérignon); Rodolphe Frerejean Taittinger (CEO & Co-Founder, Frerejean Fréres) & Didier Pierson (Cellar Master, Frerejean Fréres), and Frédéric Panaïotis (Chef de Caves, Ruinart) respectively.
For the lovers of cognac and cigars, there is The Camus & Cigars Experience at Camus, L’Appartement Parisien, hosted by Stefano Chila, The Cigar Connoisseur & Spirits Sommelier at Annabel’s of London who is also our 2023 Golden Vines Cigar Ambassador.
As you see, the three Golden Vines days and nights in Paris promise to be nothing short of extraordinary.
The very best fine wines and rare spirits are often the work of many, many people. Hundreds of hands will have had an impact on a great bottle on its way to its final destination, and this event is no different.
Many, many fantastic companies, partners and people have put their time, effort, knowledge and money into The 2023 Golden Vines® Awards and we would like to take this moment to thank them all.
The 2023 Golden Vines® Awards and all associated events described above take place in Paris, France 13-15th October 2023. For more information and to request last-minute tickets, please visit https://liquidicons.com/work/golden-vines-awards