‘There was a time, not so long ago, when houses of Champagne preferred to ignore Pinot Meunier. Deemed too proletarian compared to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, it was condemned
to anonymity' and where some producers still pretend, they use less than they actually do.
About Jelena van Eerdenburg:
Weinakademiker, WSET Diploma graduate and current Master of Wine student, presents herself as the new Madame Meunier - redefining the conversation around this celebrated yet often underestimated grape. Jelena has written her Weinakademiker thesis about 'Meunier as a solo artist' and she will share with us her research information and of course she will guide us through the tasting -in her own passionate way- of 13 Meunier Champagnes.