STORy

All started in 2015 when Nea Berglund had moved into her family winery Chateau Carsin to work in the cellar while studying her Master’s in Bordeaux Sciences Agro. She had worked for Carsin already for a few years on and off, but working for the family company was very traditional in Bordeaux: there was no contract, no official hours and no pay. She asked for a change in this situation and her father offered her two options: money or grapes. Nea made her first wine in 2015 and that’s how Charivari Wines got started.

These wines are not the traditional Bordeaux blends and they are all results of Nea’s experimental mindset and will to try new things. She plays with the rules of the classic Bordeaux winemaking and questions some of the traditions while cherishing others. The wines are made with great respect towards nature and with as simple winemaking as possible. The wines are not filtered or fined and only small amounts of sulphur is used.

“Charivari” -word means a loud celebration and it has been practiced at least for over 700 years. It was originally a wedding custom in ancient France but later it became known as a serenade of rough music in the streets. People would be pounding on pots and pans, playing with kitchen instruments to make as much noise as they could.

Still today, charivari is considered to be a loud noise, often related to parties and soirées. Our friends Mathilde & Louise came up with the name and according to these French sisters; Charivari is equivalent to "happy mess, happy party".

”Charivari wines are cheerful and filled with joy, all in all the perfect ingredient for happy moments.”
- Nea -