[Music] Henry alois grosjean is part of a Continuous swiss family line That has stewarded the family wine Business for over 400 years You need a great family to hang together For that long Henry chateau de venier le algiel’s is In the battle and our battles are fierce But friendly if that makes sense my Windy people Henry’s nominator is chandra kurt a Leading swiss wine journalist Vino documentary maker and overall Communicator part excellence When chances robinson needed a wine Expert for the swiss section of the Oxford companion on wine You guessed it chandra was the choice And the opponent is wine royalty from The other side of the world Hang on until the end and you’ll also Meet frank And melissa and they’re home the royal George Hmm this is a posh one my whiny people As old as wine is competition and our Competition is head to head Kinda like fight club Battle of the wines 100 wine experts put their reputations On the line What they should they tell you what to Drink we celebrate all the amazing
Winemakers they select to battle And the all-important judges come from The competing nations So what do all these wine loving people Have in common Including the wine loving celebrities Who will soon join this global game Well like you they are whiny people so Let’s meet some of them New chateau is the scenic part of a Nation that’s in its entirety A picture postcard switzerland Founded in 1603 the imposing chateau de Venir may look very formal But the energy on harvest day is what we Like to see a battle of the wise It’s fun generations of henry’s family Have managed to use wine and harmony to Secure a continuous lineage They start them young and probably are Breaking several child labor laws But you know the swiss it’s chaos The chateau has 16 hectares of vines on Site And up to 24 hectares nearby and has Access to a range of Wonderful local characters with World-class beards When it’s all hands on deck during Harvest les argill is the pinot noir in Question Well that’s the laser gill 2015. That’s a pinot noir a special selection With the
Best grapes that we have in our vineyard Chandra kurt has her own fascinating Family history Chandra’s father was an expert in Elephants and alongside him she Discovered asia and africa at an Early age these journeys and an italian Side of the family Well-versed in la dolce vita meant that Chandra developed a pronounced taste for Travel Discovery and wine So who will chandra in the grand history Of this swiss chateau Battle against it’s frank The fabulous frank moylan and from his Own historic site The royal george hotel in canton Established during the australian gold Rush But now haven for design and cool Interiors as frank his multi-talented Mrs melissa Combined memphis interior style a place To separate with a botanical Feel and a caged ibis and a traditional Bar Similar to where the old miners would Have slated their thirst And keeping to the historic theme the Name pennell is western australian wine Royalty Build the legend of moss wood from Margaret river
Now build tends the vines as next Generation dan takes over And they in turn have their own Impressive family seat So that’s the picardy pinot noir from Pemberton Not a whole lot of peas way out in Western australia Against les algiels from new chateau Only battle of the wise 2020 takes you From baby elephants To the next generation of wine Superstars Stay tuned the judging starts soon This is the best wine competition in the World Battle of the wines subscribe to the Battle of the wines youtube channel Follow us on instagram and like our Facebook page And sign up for our email blasts at Battleofthewines.com
