Vinland Dreams and Blueberry Wines

What Europe’s most ancient wineries, and a Riesling blend called Little Bastard, teach us about tradition and reinvention.

Playing the long game

The oldest family business in Europe is a winemaker.

Chateau de Goulaine on the Loire have been making wine for over a thousand years. Nobody is quite sure when they began, but their foundation is usually estimated at 1000AD. This was the golden age of Islam and the Vikings. And makes Chateau de Goulaine as old as the city of Oslo.

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