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Exploring Chablis

Hello everyone! As a newcomer to the group, this is my very first post, inspired by the recent Instagram story about the summer travel series. I wanted to share my recent day trip to Chablis during a week-long boat holiday along the Canal du Nivernais and Yonne River.


Region: Chablis, Burgundy, France

Climate: Cool continental.

Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay.

Notable Terroir: Kimmeridgian soil, famous for its limestone packed with tiny prehistoric oyster shells.

Appellations: Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru, and Chablis Grand Cru.


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Vera Frajtova
Vera Frajtova
Aug 18

Thanks for sharing your experience, Katarzyna. Sounds like an amazing day trip!

Pawel Gruntowski

Share your wine adventures for a chance to win a discount voucher for future bookings

This summer, we invite you to share your wine‑travel adventures with the Berlin Wine School community.


Have you recently visited a wine region or explored a particular grape variety or wine style? Are you planning to travel to a wine country or attend a wine festival? Regardless of where you live or your destination, every contribution counts. Share your experiences with us through the Wine & Travel Group 


Conditions:

  • Share factual, non-promotional posts based on your own experience.

  • You may submit as many posts as you like—each post counts as one entry into the draw.


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mvalentinimvalentini

Chile

Dear all, former and every now and then student of the BWS. I am spending one month in Chile right now and will be in Chile again for one month in March. I will be based in the north, mostly in Santiago and Atacama Desert, but I can travel. Any labels or absolutely not to miss gems? Some vineyards I should absolutely visit?

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Pawel Gruntowski
Pawel Gruntowski
Jan 05

Some options for exploring Chilean wines:


Susie & Peter / Chile Wines of the Year 2025 - free report to download

James Suckling / Top 100 Wines of Chile 2025

Wine Spectator's Top 100 Lists (filter by Chile)

Decanter World Wine Awards 2024 - report on top scoring wines


The above can be helpful not just when chosing a wine but also can be a reliable reference for planning a visit.


For tips on planning trips to wine regions, try The South America Wine Guide - Chile Wine Guide


Safe travels!

Report back to share some of your experiences.

Janan Bsoul
Janan Bsoul

Volunteering in vineyards

Hi all

I'm looking for wineries and vineyards in Germany where I can vulnteer.

Any tips/suggestions?

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Pawel Gruntowski
Pawel Gruntowski
Aug 08, 2025

Hello Janan,

You can approach your search in two ways:

  1. Make a shortlist of wineries where you'd like to volunteer and contact them directly (you may be lucky to be accepted at your favourite one)

  2. Contact these two institutions and ask if they know of any wineries that are looking for or open to accepting volunteers and they should be able to connect you with them. - The German Wine Institute (Deutsches Weininstitut, DWI) - the central marketing and communication body for Germany's 13 wine regions, promoting their quality and sales worldwide through public relations, education, events, and market research. https://www.winesofgermany.com/ - The Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) - an association of around 200 of Germany's top wine estates dedicated to promoting superior quality wine production through strict standards on vineyard management, grape growing, and winemaking that exceed German wine law requirements, with a classification system emphasizing terroir and site-specific excellence across Germany's main wine regions. https://www.vdp.de/en/


Best of luck in your search!


Share any tips you may get along the way.

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