sustainable wine

Pascaline Lepeltier is one of the world’s most respected and modern sommeliers and restaurateurs. Her list of accolades and professional achievements is endless. In 2018, she was the first woman ever to obtain the Meilleure Ouvrière de France in sommellerie (this is a very prestigious award that loosely translates to "best tradesperson of France") and the same year, she was named Best Sommelier of France. 2018 was action-packed for Pascaline as she also featured in popular wine-themed movie Somm 3. 

This article has been published in partnership with World of Fine Wine and Wine Scholar Guild.  Beyond the familiar terrain of fine wine, a new horizon is emerging in the most unexpected of places. As the Bhutan Wine Company releases its first wines—the first ever made in the Himalayan country—Chris Howard reports on how a remarkable project came to be, and what it promises for the future of wine and sustainability.