In September I had the amazing opportunity to go to Germany with Kevin Pike, owner of Schatzi Wines. Kevin gave us a warm German welcome upon our arrival at the airport complete with an array sausages, some I am fairly certain were raw! Eeek! But when in Germany, do as the Germans do. (I believe […]
Our sales representative, Kimberleigh, was given the opportunity accompany one of our wonderful importers, JP Bourgeois, to France. Read below for her personal account of drinking and eating her way through this incredible trip! Our long time friend and importer, Jean Philippe Bourgeois, gave me the opportunity to accompany his team to France in January 2017. This trip […]
We at Grassroots have a strong affinity for many things Austrian, the first and foremost being Riesling and Grüner. Austria produces some of the finest white wines in the world with a precision and vitality unique to their hills and valleys of loess and primary rock. BUT we’re not here to talk about Austrian wine […]
Our late Spring trip to France brought a couple of reps and customers to see some of our direct import producers. Lots of fun was had and we learned a ton about our producers and what 2017 holds. Everywhere we went frost was the talk of the town. Depending on the region, at least 25-35% […]
Harry and Marie’s Blending Trip to France Our primary purpose visiting France this past November was to create our 2016 Rosé de Printemps in Provence (check us out at rosedeprintemps.com and follow us on instagram @drinkprintemps). However, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to visit a handful of our favorite French producers while we were […]