Salon Season
A calendar of international natural wine tastings for Winter-Spring 2022.
Keeping up with the calendar of international natural wine tastings is a challenge even in a normal, non-COVID year. But COVID and the ever-evolving, nationally-specific health protocols for public events has scrambled the program like never before. In the hopes it might prove useful for fellow travelers, I decided to compile a round-up of natural wine tastings for Winter-Spring 2022.
These are just the salons I have on my own radar. Most are aimed at wine professionals, although in practice anyone can get in. (I excluded a few invite-only tastings whose organizers specifically requested that attendants not share the information on social media.)
I’ll update this post with more information as it comes in. It covers the months of January, February, March, and April 2022. If people find this useful, I’ll publish another one for the summertime in March or April. (Events organizers: if I’ve left your event out, please get in touch!)
2022 NATURAL WINE TASTINGS
JANUARY
Jan 29th-30th - LES PENITANTES (Les Montils, Monthou-sur-Bièvre, and Celettes, France)
SITE: Chez Clos du Tue Boeuf (6 route de Seur, 41120 Le Montils), Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme (2 ter rue du Gué aux Loups, 41120 Monthou-sur-Bièvre), and Hervé Villemade (97 rue du Moulin Neuf, 41120 Cellettes)
HOURS: 10am-6pm.
WHO: Julien Altaber, Iago Bitarishvili, Joan-Ramon Escoda, Jean Foillard, Jean-Sé Gioan, Christoph Heiss, Roberto Henriquez, Julien Labet, Shota Lagazidze, Emmanuel Lassaigne, Jean-François Nicq, Ramaz Nikoladze, John Okruashvili, Francesca Padovani, Thomas Pico, Pascal Potaire and Moses Gadouche, Nicolas Renaud, Frantz Saumon, Raphael Saint-Cyr, Laureano Serres, Marie Thibault, Nicolas Vauthier, Mauro Vergano, Laurence Krieff, John Wurdeman. Each cellar will offer things to snack on.
Jan 29th-30th - SALON SALON Dans le Loir-et-Cher (Candé-sur-Beuvron, France)
SITE: Lieu-dit La Gaillardière, 41120 Candé-sur-Beuvron
HOURS: 10am - 7pm.
WHO: Simon Rouillard, Julien Bresteau / La Grange aux Belles, Julien Delrieu & Thibaut Ducleux, Philippe Delmée, Thomas Zurbach, Emeline Calvez & Sébastien Bobinet, Philippe Chevarin, Matthieu L'Hôtelier & Chloélie Cholot-Louis / Les Chants Jumeaux, Manuel Pineau, Julien Prével, Hervé Grenier / Vallée Moray, Peter Gierszewski / Domaine de Thalie, Thomas Bouet, Gregory White, Sébastien Chatillon / Ad Vinum, Bruno Vacon, Stéphane Cyran. Acquolina Food Truck will serve pizzas.
Jan. 30th - DEGUSTATION CHEZ BLANDINE FLOCH (Candé-sur-Beuvron, France)
SITE: Le Chat Huant, 13 due de Colivault, 41120 Candé-sur-Beuvron.
HOURS: 10am-7pm.
WHO: Ariane Lesne, Alexis Hudon, Chrystelle and Paul Estève, Cyrille Sevin, Frédéric Agneray, Blandine Floch. Attendees are requested to bring their own wine glasses.
Jan. 29th-30th - DEGUSTATION CHEZ CHRISTIAN VENIER (Candé-sur-Beuvron, France)
SITE: 3 Rue du Puits, 41120 Candé-sur-Beuvron
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: Jean-François Coutelou, Christian Venier, and some of Venier’s employees who have made a small amount of wine.
Jan. 30th-31st - LES CAVES DE LA VALLEE DU CHER (Thésee-la-Romaine and Monthou-sur-Cher)
SITES: Chez Noëlla Morantin (24bis rue nationale, 41140 Thésée), Les Jardins de Theseiis (40ter rue nationale, 41140 Thésee), Olivier Bellanger (96 route des caves, 41400 Montou-sur-Cher) and (Sunday only) Corinne and Paul Gillet (rue de Vineuil, 41400 Monthou-sur-Cher).
HOURS: 10am-6pm.
WHO: Chez Noëlla Morantin: Michel Autran, Mikaël Bouges, Brasserie Heima, France Breton, Thomas Jullien, Antoine Lienhardt, Damien Menut, Julien Moreau, Ciderie du Vulcain, Laurent Saillard, Simon Tessier, Lisanne Van Son. The La Gourmande food truck will be present during the day.
At Jardins de Theseiis: Stéphanie and Vincent Deboutbertin, Sébastien Riffault, Olivier Lejeune, Guillaume Noire, Alexandre Giquel.
Chez Corinne and Paul Gillet: Caroline Bain, François Blanchard, Jean Guillaume Caplain, Adrien de Mello, Jean-Marc Dreyer, François Ecot, Jacques Février, Cédric Fleury, Jean-Christophe Garnier, Renaud Guettier, Vincent Marie, Nicole et Bert Mol, Julien Pineau, Rémi Poujol.
Chez Olivier Bellanger: Maison Bourgeois-Diaz, Ludovic Chanson, Vivien Hemelsdael, Laurent Herlin, Anne-Cécile Jadaud and Tanguy Perraud, Stéphane Rocher, Fred Sigonneau.
FEBRUARY
Feb. 6th-7th - SALO DELS VINS NATURALS (Barcelona, Spain)
SITE: Nau Bostik - La Sagrera
HOURS: 10am-8pm Sunday, 10am-4pm Monday.
WHO: Full list of participants here. El Gingoler will offer organic, seasonal, local food.
Feb. 21st - SALON LES VEGNOLANS (Annecy, France)
SITE: Impérial Palace, allée de l’Impérial, 74000 Annecy
HOURS: 10am-6pm.
WHO: Fifty vignerons from Savoie. Not exclusively natural wine estates. Participants include Domaine des Ardoisières, Mathiu Apffel, and Antoine Petitprez.
Feb. 26th - 27th - VERTIGVINEUX (Ostheim, France)
SITE: Salle des fêtes de Ostheim, 68150 Ostheim.
HOURS: 10am-7pm Saturday. 10am-6pm Sunday.
WHO: Previous lists of participants can be found on the associations Facebook page. It hasn’t been updated since last year, but I’m assured the salon is going ahead.
Feb. 27th-28th: BIOTOP MONTPELLIER (Mauguio, France)
SITE: Domaine des Grands Chais, 34130 Mauguio.
HOURS: 10am-6pm.
WHO: Full list of participants here. Not exclusively natural estates. Food by purveyors C-Comestible!, L’Anguille sous Cloche, Bouchons & Marmitons, and Cafeto.
Feb. 27th-28th: LE VIN DE MES AMIS (Castelnau-le-Lez, France)
SITE: Domaine de Verchant, 1 Boulévard Philippe Lamour, 34170 Castelnau-le-Lez.
HOURS: 10am-7pm.
WHO: Full list of participants here. Coffee by Pierre Marie Camper, and cuisine by Franck Putelat. Dinners available with reservation on both evenings.
Feb. 27th-28th: LES VIGNERONS DE L’IREEL (Montpellier, France)
SITE: Dièze Warehouse, 188 avenue du marché gare, 34000 Montpellier.
HOURS: 10am-6pm. Party Sunday night.
WHO: Fifty French, Italian, and Spanish vignerons, plus five artisan brewers, organized by Ivo Ferreira and Julie Brosselin. Food by Le Troquet and La Boite de Conserve.
Feb. 27th-28th: LES AFFRANCHIS (Montpellier, France)
SITE: Château de Flaugergues, 1744 Avenue Albert Einstein, 34000 Montpellier.
HOURS: 10am-7pm Sunday. 10am-6pm Monday.
WHO: List of participants forthcoming here.
Feb. 28th - March 1st: ROOTS AND FRIENDS (Montpellier, France)
SITE: Château de la Mogère, 2235 Route de Vauguières, 34000 Montpellier.
HOURS: 10:30am-7pm Monday, followed by party from 8pm-1am. 10:30am-6pm Tuesday.
WHO: Full list here. There will be a “buffet des vignerons” and “traditional hot dishes” on Monday night, and a “Buffet des vignerons” and oysters on Tuesday.
MARCH
March 5th-6th: GRENIER SAINT JEAN (Angers, France)
SITE: Grénier Saint Jean, Pl. du Tertre Saint-Laurent, 49000 Angers.
HOURS: 10am-7pm.
WHO: Full list here.
March 6th: LES VINS ANONYMES (Angers, France)
SITE: Salle de la Godeline, 73 rue Plantagenet, 49000 Angers
HOURS: 10am-6pm.
WHO: Participant list not yet published.
March 6th: CHAI! (Angers, France)
SITE: 3ter promenade de la Baumette, 49000 Angers.
HOURS: 10am-6pm.
WHO: A range of natural and almost-natural négociants. Full list available here. Acquolina food truck will provide pizzas.
March 6th: PURA SEDE (Lisbon, Portugal)
SITE: R. de Santiago, 19, 1100-001 Lisbon.
HOURS: 10am-8pm.
WHO: Full list here.
March 6th-7th: LA DIVE BOUTEILLE (Saumur, France)
SITE: Caves Ackerman, 19 Rue Léopold Palustre, 49400 Saumur.
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: Participant list not yet published.
March 6th-7th: SALON DES VINS DEMETER & LA LEVEE DE LA LOIRE (Saumur, France)
SITE: Parc des Expositions, Avenue du Breil, 49400 Saumur.
HOURS: 10am-7pm.
WHO: 356 wine estates, of which over a hundred are biodynamic. Not exclusively natural wine. Full participant list here. Organic and local food will be available.
March 19th-20th: CANONS (Nantes, France)
SITE: L'agronaute - Ancien MiN, Rue du Sénégal, 44200 Nantes.
HOURS: 11am-7pm.
WHO: List of participants forthcoming here.
March 20th-21st: LE NEZ DANS LE VERT (Arc-et-Senans, France)
SITE: Saline Royale d'Arc-et-Senans, Grande Rue, 25610 Arc-et-Senans.
HOURS: 10am-6pm Sunday. For professionals only: 9am-1pm Monday.
WHO: A who’s-who of natural, organic, and biodynamic Jura wine estates. Full participant list here.
APRIL
April 2nd-3rd: VELLA TERRA (Barcelona, Spain)
SITE: Estación del Norte, Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
HOURS: 1pm-8pm Saturday. 12pm to 7pm Sunday.
WHO: Full list of participants here.
April 2nd: BIM DE PRINTEMPS (Arles, France)
SITE: TBC.
HOURS: 1pm-midnight.
WHO: Ad Vinum and others TBC. List of participants forthcoming here.
April 3rd-4th: LA REMISE (Arles, France)
SITE: Palais des Congrès d’Arles, Avenue de la 1re Division France Libre, 13200 Arles.
HOURS: 10:30am-7pm.
WHO: Full list of participants here. Dinner with reservation Sunday night by Nîmes restaurant La Marmite.
April 3rd-4th: LA BEAUJOLOISE and BIOJOLAISE (Beaujolais, France)
SITES: La Beaujolaise is at the Château des Ravatys (Route des Ravatys, 69220 Saint Lager). Biojolaise is at the Château de Pizay (443 route du Château 69220 Saint-Jean-d’Ardières).
HOURS: 10am until 6pm or 7pm.
WHO: Full list of participants here.
April 9th-11th: VINNATUR (Gambellara, Italy)
SITE: Margraf Showroom, 14 d Via Torri di Confine VI, 36053 Gambellara
HOURS: 10am-6pm.
WHO: 170 vignaioli from among the association’s members. List forthcoming here.
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