There is a particular pleasure in drinking wine where it was born – something that Karma Members are in the perfect position to indulge. Take Karma Borgo di Colleoli in Tuscany for example: you can indulge in Chianti Classico poured at harvest lunches on biodynamic estates, Sangiovese shimmering garnet in the afternoon light. Or nearby Languedoc, where guests at Karma Chateau de Samary near Carcassonne discover that Minervois, Corbières and Fitou remain among France’s most underrated and historic appellations – serious, sun-driven wines at refreshingly unserious prices.
Andalusia offers its own revelations. From Karma La Herriza in Gaucín, the mountain roads lead to Ronda’s thrilling yet stately wine revival, where old-vine Grenache producers like Descalzos Viejos are rewriting southern Spain’s vinous story. Greece, meanwhile, is mid-renaissance: Karma Minoan on Crete positions guests perfectly for the ancient grape moments, like Assyrtiko from Santorini or Vidiano from Crete – both strikingly alive in the glass.
The New World surprises, however, belong to this decade. Near Karma Sunshine Village outside Bangalore, the high-altitude Nandi Hills vineyards, home to Grover Zampa and Fratelli estates, two of India’s premier wine producers and among the wine world’s more underreported stories. In the UK, Karma Salford Hall in the Vale of Evesham sits among Cotswolds producers whose sparkling wines are gamely taking on Champagne and Prosecco in blind tastings. At Karma Lake of Menteith in Stirling, that same subversive pleasure arrives loch-side (though let’s be honest, it’s the whisky we’re really here for!). And Karma Bavaria in Schliersee offers the perfect scenic gateway into the Riesling heartlands of the Rhine and Mosel. The glass, wherever you raise it, has never looked more inviting.
