Château de Pommard presents Rootstock 2018,
Burgundy’s music, wine and food festival
POMMARD, FRANCE (May 2018) – Rootstock, Burgundy’s music, wine, and food festival
returns this summer for the French holiday Bastille weekend (July 13-15, 2018). The festival will
feature a roster of chart-topping international acts, including British band Jungle, Canadian
group Soul Jazz Orchestra, Swiss band Le Roi Angus, and Nigerian-born guitarist Keziah Jones.
This international lineup will be completed with the French pop electro group Isaac Delusion
and a special Bastille Day DJ set of the unmissable Breakbot. Château de Pommard throws open
its doors and invites international travelers to its new luxury Pop Up Hotel, where guests can
sleep in an elegant outdoor setting surrounded by hundreds-year-old vines and 17th-century
architecture. Discover the finesse of food and wine pairings in the Chefs Alley, learn to taste like
a professional in the Burgundy tasting seminar, bike the ancient vineyards on a guided cycling
tour, meet the chicest designers from Paris and Marrakech or join your friends and family for a
picnic in the ancient Clos Marey-Monge.
With 50,000 US travelers heading to Burgundy from May to September, the Californian owners
of Château de Pommard, want to share their love of the French countryside and music with
fellow Burgundy-lovers around the world. The team at Château de Pommard conceived of the
Rootstock music festival to attract world-class talent to the region, and to support young, rising
artists at the beginning of their careers. Awarded annually to select performers, the Rootstock
Artist Package, provides financial support early in an artist’s career including; professional
recording studio time at Paris-based Studio Ferber, media promotion and, connection with
booking agents. Theo Maxyme, a 2017 Rootstock Artist Package winner, recently released his
first single ‘Sur le Fil’. The song is topping the rock chart on iTunes France.
With only 1,500 Rootstock Passes available, these three days of world-class music among the
vines is the exclusive summer vacation of a lifetime. Just three hours from Paris, and 90 minutes
from Lyon, one of the nation’s most popular tourist hotspots, Château de Pommard is ideally
placed to receive international travelers. A new Concierge Service is now available to
coordinate visitors’ arrangements, with travel and accommodation packages.
1 Day Pass: 60€
3 Days Pass: 150€
VIP 3 Days Pass: 250€
(USD prices at the time of release: 1 Day Pass $75 – 3 Days Pass $180 – VIP 3 Days Pass $350)
Booking & information – www.rootstockburgundy.com
Château de Pommard – 15 Rue Marey Monge, 21630 Pommard
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About Château de Pommard
Founded in 1726 by Vivant Micault, secretary to King Louis XV, Château de Pommard remains
one of the most iconic and visited wine estates in Burgundy. Clos Marey-Monge, at the heart of
the domain, has been producing one of the greatest expressions of Pinot Noir for more than
two millennia. The 20-hectare clay and limestone rich terroir make it the largest and most
interesting monopole in the Côte d’Or. In July 2015, UNESCO declared the clos a world heritage
protected Climat of Burgundy. The Carabello-Baum family of San Francisco purchased the
domain in 2014 and became just the fifth family to guide the estate in almost 300 years. The
family has transformed the estate into the ultimate wine education destination where anyone
can experience the phenomenon that is Burgundy.
For more information, visit www.chateaudepommard.com
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