Sparkling Rosé Tasting Bar Pop-Up with Claude Thibaut

Join winemaker Claude Thibaut at the tasting bar on Friday, May 9 for free tastings of our newly re-released Sparkling Rosé. Guided tastings are happening on a rolling basis. Stop by for free tastings and meet Claude!

Plus, enjoy a festive evening with Live Music by Eli Cook from 5-8PM and our weekly Friday night Virginia Oyster & Wine Celebration with Salty Bottom Blue Oysters from 5-8PM.

Glasses and bottles of our Sparkling Rosé will be available for sale and Eastwood’s full menu with delicious food, on tap beers and ciders, award-winning wines and more will also be available. Join us for snacks or dinner and enjoy live music on the stage by Eli Cook from 5-8.

About Claude:

Master of the methode champenoise, Claude Thibaut moved to Charlottesville, Virginia in 2003, joining a local winery as a consultant to spearhead the creation of a sparkling wine. In 2005, he started his own label in partnership with Manuel Janisson, producer of the Champagne Janisson & Fils. The first vintage was released in November 2007 under the brand: Thibaut-Janisson Blanc de Chardonnay.

Thibaut’s career spans 45 years of expertise in all aspects of winemaking with valuable years spent in major wine markets including his native France, Australia and California. Since he graduated almost five decades ago from the University of Reims in the heart of France’s Champagne region, Thibaut has demonstrated superlative ability in the production of premium sparkling winemaking in regions outside of France. Using his skill with the traditional method – a double fermentation process that creates the bubbles found in Champagne and sparkling wines- Thibaut has developed a reputation for his commitment to excellence and professionalism, making outstanding wines and receiving numerous local, regional and international awards. Thibaut has worked at some of the most exciting emerging wineries around the globe, including  Iron Horse Vineyards , J Vineyards and Winery  and Kendall-Jackson Winery in California as well as Champagne Vve Devaux, Bar sur seine, France and Yarrabank, Victoria, Australia, where his wines were voted “Best of the Best” in the 1995 Australia and New Zealand Wine Guide.