Wine & Bhutan

Tag: vintages

  • Bottling Day, Paused

    Bottling Day, Paused

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    Bottling the 2024 Marp Reserve in Thimphu It’s been nearly a month since we returned to Thimphu after the pruning trip. While Matt and Dorji continued cutting, clearing, and tying down vines at our central vineyards in Pinsa and Baja, and out west in Paro and Ser Bhum, my work shifted indoors. While they pruned,…

  • Between Vintages

    Between Vintages

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    My First Harvest — Bhutan (June – October 2025) A five-month harvest shaped by altitude and terrain Snowy roads of Bumthang. It is cold — especially after spending over a month in Southeast Asia. I finish packing and look outside. Snow — ཁཝ — the first I’ve seen in Thimphu. We load up and head to the…