The Magical Bhutan Wine Company
On The Wine Road Podcast
English - October 25, 2022 16:15 - 42 minutes - 43.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsFood Arts napa restaurants winecountry brewers chefs jeffdavis northerncalifornia onthewineroad sonoma travel Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Kingdom of Bhutan has been referred to as "magical" for quite some time. So I suppose it should come as no surprise that the introduction of vineyards, while in the shadow of the Himilayas, occurred unexpectedly. And like a centuries-old fable, the hero in this tale possessed an unwitting innocence.
Words that can best describe the project are, adventurous, challenging, and even daunting, but it has the potential to be miraculously rewarding.
Today I share the tale of the Bhutan Wine Company and its founder, the exceptional Michael Juergens.