In this second episode of Posttcards in a Glass, wine educator and journalist Lyn Farmer shares a postcard of France’s Languedoc region with winemaker and wine philosopher Gérard Bertrand. Owner of 17 chateaux and wine estates in Southwestern France and one of the world’s leading proponents of biodynamic agriculture, Bertrand shares stories of his time as a top level rugby player on the French national team, his first glass of wine at eight years of age, lessons learned from his wine grower father, his sense of spirituality in the vineyard and his boundless sense of adventure. He says, “You can change the world with a glass of wine,” describing a glass as “an invitation to communicate.” Along the way he shares his surprising favorite wine for a cheese plate and the pleasure he took in writing his third book, “Multidimensional Tasting: An Initiation.”

After their conversation, Lyn mentions a few wines to try – some classic reds and whites from Languedoc and some of Bertrand’s newest efforts with orange wines, unfiltered wines and low alcohol wine, including one called “Trouble.” Gérard Bertrand is a captivating storyteller and his audio postcards are beautiful!

You can also learn more about Gerard Bertrand and his extraordinary passion at his website:

https://www.gerard-bertrand.com/en/