Volcanic land & invisible volcanos

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THE QUEST FOR MINERALITY Every wine lover talks about minerality. Some seek it in chalk. Others in schist. But one terroir crystallizes this obsession more than any other: the volcano. Smoke. Graphite. Matches. Wet earth. These tasting terms evoke eruption, lava or ashes. But volcanic terroirs don't stop there. Some volcanoes have been extinct for millennia. Forgotten. You only discover them by scratching the earth. The vine knows how to express these soils. Granite, schist, gabbro, andesite, ash. Each volcanic rock tells a different story. This masterclass traverses eight regions. Eight wines. From Switzerland to Italy & the New World. Proof that fire shapes the taste of wine. ACTIVE VOLCANOES, FORGOTTEN VOLCANOES Vesuvius scatters its ash over Taurasi. Santorini plunges into black lava. Other volcanoes have vanished: Massif Central, Beaujolais, Oregon. These soils offer a unique structure. Inexplicable texture. Tension that runs through the wine. Crystalline whites. Smoky, firmed reds. All bear the signature of ancient fire. A sacred bond connects them. YOUR JOURNEY Romandie on granite. Loire on schist. Muscadet on gabbro. Hungary on andesite. Beaujolais on granitic bedrock. New World on basalt. Australia on iron-rich soil. Italy on active volcanic ash. The discoveries are numerous, and the terroirs complex. I'm certain you never knew the invisible link connecting all these wine regions. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER How to identify a volcanic wine blind. Why granite differs from basalt. What makes these wines so sought-after. Why minerality isn't just a marketing term. WHO IS THIS FOR? Wine geologists. Those seeking wines marked by strong identity. Lovers of taut, vertical, crystalline wines. PRACTICAL INFORMATION Duration: 2h30 Format: 8 international volcanic wines Participants: 10-18 people Locations: Lausanne | Zurich Included: notes, geological map, references Limited places. Book now. Fire awaits you.