Bazaar, Ghent
6 & 7 Dec 2025
The Talks
Food for thought. A collection of talks & tutored tastings taking place at the Ghent fair, all free with your ticket. Places at each talk are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so make sure you turn up early to avoid disappointment.
Saturday 6 December
12:00 - 12:45
Natural Wine & how it changed my life
Join us for a panel talk and Q&A with the celebrated Rudolf Trossen (Weingut Trossen, Mosel, Germany), financier-turned-farmer Peter Hahn (Le Clos de la Meslerie, Loire, France), and environmental activist Luca Barbich (Granja Farm, Piedmont, Italy), and find out what natural wine has meant in the arc of their lives.
Moderated by: Isabelle Legeron MW (founder of RAW WINE)
Language: English
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13:30 - 14:00
The rise of American natural wines with Rajat Parr
Join pioneering winemaker and storyteller extraordinaire Rajat Parr for a deep dive into wine’s Wild West, and find out what makes America great in terms of the grape, and why we, in the heart of Europe, should sit up and take note.
Moderated by: Ona Rombaut (founder ONA wine bar)
Language: English
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15:00 - 15:45
Under the Skin of Orange Wine with Radikon, Vina Čotar & Mlečnik
Join three grower-makers of skin-macerated whites (including a pre-eminent producer of this ancient style who helped foster its rebirth) to find out what makes skin contact quite so gripping, and why its renaissance has taken the world by storm.
Moderated by: Ona Rombaut (founder ONA wine bar)
Language: English
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Sunday 7 December
12:00 - 12:45
PIWI, or not PIWI, that is the question
As the world warms and weather patterns shift, agriculture is feeling the heat. Join wine educator Mark Longin and Monique van der Goes from Dassemus Winery for a comparative tasting to find out if PIWIs might offer a glimmer of hope when it comes to the increasingly precarious world of the noble grape.
Moderated by: Bart Hollanders (actor & founder Droesem wine fest)
Language: Dutch
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13:30 - 14:15
Belgian Wine: who’s making what and why you too should be drinking it?
Belgium is not widely celebrated on the international wine scene but it’s time to reverse the trend. Join wine educator Mark Longin, winemaker Maxim Geunis (Optimbulles) and sommelier Trésor Vets to find out who is making what, why it matters and why it's high time we stopped, took note and began to appreciate the best Belgian bottles.
Moderated by: Bart Hollanders (actor & founder Droesem wine fest)
Language: Dutch
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15:00 - 15:45
Chocolate and wine pairing for a perfect Christmas
Join famed Belgian chocolatier Joost Arijs and sommelière Valerie Goedertier (of michelin starred OAK in Ghent) for a hands-on, experiential tasting to learn how to navigate the must-dos and faux pas of one of life’s best (and sometimes worst) matches.
Moderated by: Bart Hollanders (actor & founder Droesem wine fest)
Language: Dutch