Volnay, a village in Burgundy and a wine made only from the grapes of the Pinot Noir vine. Known for wines of velvety femininity, elegant and poised, always delicate. Often fully open displaying all of its terroir characteristics whilst still young. Taste a wine of Volnay and you will never forget it, imprinted on your memory as a wine to be aspired to by the Pinot Noir vines planted all over the world.

“My series of posts entitled WineArt have been inspired by two of my blogging friends, Marion at Candiacomesclean , and Danell at Vinthropology . Danell is a Sommelier educated in Art & Dance who is now running a Wine & Culture Association in Italy. Marion is quite different, an artist who paints and photographs for pleasure and commercially. She lives just a few hundred yards away from us in our Cotswolds village. Their writing and photography especially have provided the inspiration to look wider and deeper beyond the glass. Wine is often surrounded by or part of aesthetic beauty, landscapes such as a vineyard on the slopes of Burgundy or on the South Downs of England, the architecture of medieval wine villages across Alsace or the chateau of Loire, the exterior of modern day winery buildings, the interiors with sleek stainless steel tanks lined up like something from a science fiction movie, the ancient barrels in a wine cellar, the decor in a brasserie and wine bar. It only takes a little mindfulness to “see” them all.”

Categories: Burgundy, Photography, Wine, wineart

Tags: aesthetics, Burgundy, mindfulness, Pinot noir, Volnay, Wine Art, Wine Wednesday, wineart