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In November, the second year 庥豆app下载 Wine Production and Business students enjoyed a very successful study trip to the wine regions of France.

First stop was the Cote des Bars region in Champagne, where they visited the innovative producer . This domaine is renowned for growing the historic varieties Arbane, Petit Meslier & Blanc Vrai (Pinot Blanc) grape varieties and for pushing winemaking boundaries with large-bottle fermented wine. The students also visited in Les Riceys, where they learned not just about classic sparkling Champagne but also about Coteaux Champenois, a traditional still wine, and the rare Ros茅 des Riceys AOC, which can only be made in this village of France.

The students then made their way to Dijon, the capital of Burgundy, where they were invited to judge at the international sparkling wine competition. Each morning, they joined a 100-strong international team of wine experts tasked with judging over 600 wine sparkling wines from more than 25 countries. Also on the agenda were visits to Burgundy鈥檚 newest attraction run by , Pierre Laforest鈥檚 and . They also had an opportunity to see oak barrels being made at the cooperage and experience Beaujolais Nouveau Day in Dijon.

The final part of the study tour was spent at Beaune, where the students tasted 2016 vintage wines directly from the barrels at the . These barrels were then sold to international buyers at the 156^th annual auction.