Raise a glass to Braille! The only blindness organization with its own winery in France, Voir Ensemble crafted this red Bordeaux for the Braille Bicentennial. Quantities are limited, but the price is affordable at six bottles for €8. Secure yours today and join the global toast to Braille!
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Descriptive Transcript
Beneath the canopy of an outdoor tent, Haben Girma gestures to the table beside her as she speaks with an American accent.
Haben: For those of you who love wine tasting, there’s an idea for blind tasting: for wine that’s actually made by the blind community.
Standing behind the table, Camille Owens–Poussou smiles while holding a dark-colored bottle. She speaks with a French accent.
Camille: The wine of our association Voir Ensemble, in the Domaine du Puch.
The video pans across a close-up image of the table in front of Camille. A box holds six bottles with labels that have tactile Braille as well as print. The print says: Domaine du Puch, Hommage á Louis Braille, Bordeaux. Every bottle has a different image. From left to right the images show: a woman reading Braille with one hand while holding a cello with the other, a man sitting with a glass of wine, silverware, and a plate with dots, a woman wearing a red dress, sunglasses, and holding a cane, a woman walking with a golden retriever guide dog, a man putting on a tie, and lastly a tiny dog hanging out with a German Shepherd wearing a harness while a speech bubble above has visual Braille.
Camille (voiceover): It’s a red wine from Bourdeaux. It’s made with our workers with visual and other disabilities.
The video switches to Haben.
Haben: These six bottles were made in honor of the Braille Bicentennial. They have Braille on the bottles.
The camera returns to Camille holding a bottle.
Camille: So this is a wine called Hommage à Louis Braille. It’s been created for the bicentennial of the creation of Braille. It’s a 2022 vintage with a taste of very fruity red fruit. It’s light because we don’t put the wine in oak. And it’s a perfect wine for apertif or cheese.