Hello everyone!
How are Pépin’s subscribers doing?
Autumn is here, and with it some of our gossip and sweet news. The harvest is over in Alsace, as in all the regions where Pépin works.
This year, they were a little premature in the south of France.
And most of the time, it ends with a great party. 
To have some fun, we decided to make a natural sparkling wine!
We took a fresh juice from Alsace, blended by a small winemaker.
The production process was unusual.
Before starting, we had to measure the sugar content carefully, to better manage the effervescence and ensure that the whole was homogeneous.
Otherwise, it can be dangerous, because it fizzes.
It makes a kind of explosion. 
Our family has grown with the release of 2 new cuvées!
An Orange we made from Grenache Blanc in Spain, and a Pink from Alsace.
On the nose, the orange is quite open, resembling the scent of a bouquet of dried flowers, prunes, cinnamon and saffron.
On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, but quickly overtaken by a well-integrated tannic mass.
The finish is reminiscent of Sichuan pepper and bitters such as grapefruit.
A pure delight!
As for Pépink, it’s rather discreet on the nose, releasing notes of fresh exotic fruit, citrus and light saffron.
On the palate, however, it is fresh and energetic at first taste.
Rather citrusy, with fresh exotic fruits.
This is an ephemeral cuvée.
They’re both original, in their own way, and will take you on a journey into a rather unique world of taste, the world of Pépin.
We’re coming to the end of the Riesling, soon out of stock!
And for the lucky ones among you, we’ve re-bottled a few Pinot Noirs that you’ll have to wait patiently for. 
Did you know that there are other formats for wines?
The keykeg and flexi-keg are 20-liter containers whose interior is made from a plastic pouch that can be filled and emptied again and again.
No more glass bottles.
With this product, polluting objects are greatly minimized, bringing us closer to zero waste.
Accompanied by these magical kegs, one of our members took a trip back to the future to bring back a fountain with a piston tap, which can be used immediately without a CO2 bottle. 
We’re organizing an evening party on Monday October 31st, at the Alsacien restaurant at 9 rue René Boulanger in Paris.
We’ll be sampling over thirty different orange wines, served with the Alsacien team’s mouth-watering tartes flambées. There’s something for everyone, even vegetarians and vegans!
We’re thinking of you 😉 .
It’s our way of celebrating Halloween.
And for those of you who’d like to come with a touch of orange in your attire, you’ll be offered wine… pumpkin-colored wine!
For those who haven’t yet defined orange wine, it’s made from grapes known to be white, such as pinot gris, gewurztraminer or grenache blanc.
This wine is said to be orange because of the color acquired through maceration, which can last several days or weeks. 
To finish on a high note, we took part in the Salon du Vin Orange in Vienna on Monday October 24.
This gave us the opportunity to showcase our terroirs in an international context, to present our wines to people who don’t know us, and also to have a chat with natural wine producers from all over the world.
To conclude, we’ve been to Brussels, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and soon to the USA!
Here’s a list of the events we’re attending, and we hope to see you there!
- Saturday and Sunday, November 5 and 6: Sous Les Pavés La Vigne – Lyon
- Sunday and Monday, November 6 and 7: Raw Wine – Los Angeles
- Monday, November 7: Biotop – Paris
- Sunday and Monday, November 13 and 14: Raw Wine – New York
- Monday, November 14: Biotop – Toulouse
