Onwards and Upwards at Laisse Tomber

Bastian Wolber's Franco-German négociant project enters its fourth vintage with an enviable new cellar in Volnay - and a resolve to make Burgundy a permanent home.

Bastian Wolber of Laisse Tomber.

You often hear winemakers described as old souls. Volnay-based German winemaker Bastian Wolber is a young soul: an open-hearted, affecting, enthusiastic guy, overspilling with love for his new metier.

The older brother of Wasenhaus’ Christoph Wolber, Bastian left a career in accounting and tax law to carve his own path in…