Wine craft

Earlier this month, I traveled to the Alsace wine region of France to explore the craft of wine. Their harvest season had just officially kicked off, so winemakers were beginning to pick grades and produce their 2024 vintage.

I love finding people that focus on mastery of one skill. Winemaking is one of the classic crafts, and the Alsace region is a historic region filled with tradition. Many of the winemakers came from a multi-generational lineage of producers.

Even amid the tradition and rules, I saw innovation. In a region known for its white wines, four producers had successfully lobbied for the government to award grand cru designations to their Pinot Noir wines. I visited some of these producers and felt their renewed sense of autonomy.

I brought a DJI Pocket 3 camera to document the visit and turned my footage into a little video about a day in Alsace. Take a look:

Watch the video on Youtube.