Well, didn’t that weather change quickly !! A week ago, we were barely seeing 20°C and the heating in my apartment in Beaune was working to keep a steady 20°C. This week it’s been ...
Tasted in Beaune with Thierry Berger & Nathan Namur, 24 October 2025. Chanson Père et Fils 10 Rue du Collège/Rue Paul Chanson 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 25 97 97 www.vins-chanson.com Chanson Instagram ...
The truth is out – Burgundy wine is not just red, it can be white or rosé, it can even be fizzy. Principally in ‘northern Burgundy’ it is about pinot noir and chardonnay, with minor supporting rôles ...
Three sales – 2 for roughly similar values – but each for way less than a single bottle of Romanée-Conti 1945. The middle of these three for quite a bit more… Image right from ...
Medium Yellow. The nose starts off biscuity and even suggests a little reduction. Wide, cool-flavoured, some density, and even a little structure. But that’s only if you’re looking, if you’re not ...
I’ve always loved Champagne but have no wish to follow the boringly well-trodden route of burgundy reviewers taking on Champagne – and, effectively, reducing their commitment to Burgundy 🙂 It’s ...
Tasted in Puligny-Montrachet with Benoît Riffault, 24 October 2025. Domaine Etienne Sauzet 11 Rue de Poiseul 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 32 10 www.etiennesauzet.com Domaine’s Instagram ...
On Friday, April 24, the 2026 Excellence Awards tasting for the Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits wines was held in Beaune. For over 70 years, this tasting has ...
Clos de Bèze may be integrated under the label of Chambertin, but Chambertin is not allowed to take the label of Clos de Bèze. Clos de Bèze taking its name from the Cistercian monks of the abbey of ...
Tasted in Puligny with Philippe Abadie & Alvina Pernot, 10 October 2024. Domaine Alvina Pernot 4d rue de Bois 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Domaine’s Instagram More reports with Domaine Alvina Pernot ...
Tasted in La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne with Delphine Viennois, 20 May 2025. Maison de la Chapelle Delphine et Grégory Viennois 89800 La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne www.vins-maisondelachapelle.fr More reports ...
Certainly in the context of ‘greater Burgundy,’ it’s still early days in the 2025 harvest. That said, some white domaines pushed hard and were already finished on Wednesday evening – but why the haste ...