Vine planting and tasting day with Atelier du Vin

This educational day was different from our previous workshops in more ways than one.

A new topic

Firstly, it was the first time that a vine planting and organic wine tasting workshop was organized with Albatross and its volunteers. 2 representatives from Atelier du Vin presented the planting conditions for 5 types of vine (2 golden berry bench grapes, goldlife muscat, and 3 black galanth, Isabella and blue muscat grapes).

Under the guidance of Jean-Marc Veilley-Lavalle, the youngsters planted vines along the adobe wall of the educational garden. Sustained explanations were given on grape diseases such as downy mildew, or on the difference between pesticide-free organic wines and biodynamic wines obeying Steiner’s theories on the attraction of the stars.

The wine workshop also included a tasting of two white wines by expert Corine Anderson, who taught the youngsters to use all their senses by looking, smelling and “chewing/testing” the wine before drinking it.

An audit for the eco-friendly label

This day was accompanied by Ecofest, and two auditors attended to check all the sustainability points to be met for Albatross and its workshops to qualify for the Ecoresposable, Ecofest label.

Criteria included waste sorting, composting, recycling and energy savings. Two first-aiders from the Lycée du Forez were also on site to ensure the safety of participants.

Great diversity of participants

In terms of representation, full respect for gender equality was achieved. A retired senior volunteer also took part in the workshop, as did a disabled person.

For the first time, students from Lyon’s CPE chemistry school and students from Grenoble’s business school joined the group of EMLYON students who have been attending the courses for several years.

Similarly, because of their origins, the participants represented a wide geographical range, including China, Mali, Ethiopia, Martinique and, of course, France.

Annual General Meeting

Finally, members of the Albatross General Meeting and Board of Directors took part in the event, which ended with a review of the annual accounts and the 2023 activity report.

Préparation à la plantation

5 variétés de pieds de vignes prêts à être plantés en pleine terre

Explication sur les techniques de plantation de vignes

Les secouristes de la journée formés aux premiers gestes de secours

Membres du conseil d’administration d’Albatross, Sébastien Righini et Arnault Zohou

Les représentants de l’école de chimie de Lyon, CPE

Les représentants de l’école de commerce, EMLYON

Fierté d’un vigneron en herbe !

Monsieur George, le senior de l’association, nous gratifie de sa longue expérience

Etudiantes de Martinique à l’école de commerce de Lyon

Après l’effort un gouter de réconfort avec brioche et pâte à tartiner locale

Dégustation (modérée) de deux vins de l’Atelier du Vin

Many thanks to Pépinière VIAL in Feurs (Loire) for kindly providing us with vines and descriptive sheets on the different varieties suitable for teaching.