Summary:

The Châtillonnais is a small, lesser known wine region, located at the most northern end of the ‘département’ of the Côte d’Or and just south of the Côte des Bar, the most southern section of Champagne.

Due to its proximity to Champagne and its isolation from other Burgundian regions, its history and wine styles are far more linked to its more northerly neighbor. This is a region where its sparkling wines under the appellation Crémant de Bourgogne AOC reigns supreme.

For decades, it looked as if this region would disappear, despite having a bountiful wine production for centuries, until a number of locals re-ignited its wine production in the 1980s.

This webinar will explore the Châtillonnais’ unique situation, complex history, terroir and wines as well as its potential as an upcoming wine region.

About Robin Kick MW:

Originally from the Chicago area, Robin is a Master of Wine who is presently based in Lugano, Switzerland, where she works as an independent wine consultant, wine judge, journalist and educator.

Following studies in French and English literature, she changed career paths in 1998 when she left her teaching position at the Université de Nice to study wine at the BIVB (Bureau Interprofessionel des Vins de Bourgogne) in Beaune, France and the Université du Vin in Suze-la-Rousse in France’s Rhône Valley.

In the 20+ years of working in the wine business, she has held a number of different positions including wine auction specialist for Christie’s in Beverly Hills, California and fine wine buyer for a pre-eminent London-based wine merchant with an award-winning Burgundy list.

In 2014, after many years of study and a successful dissertation on whole cluster fermentation in Pinot Noir from the Côte d’Or, she became a Master of Wine.

Her main wine passions are Burgundy, Champagne, northern Italy, particularly Piedmont, Switzerland and Jerez.