Edges of Burgundy, Part 1
Your guide to Burgundy’s Unknown Gems: Great wines and rare values Is Burgundy going the way of Bordeaux? Prices certainly are going up every year. The top producers’ wines are now out of reach for...
View ArticleEdges of Burgundy: Saint-Aubin
Today we start exploring the Edges of Burgundy with Saint-Aubin. This is a series that focuses on villages of Burgundy that are less heralded despite producing world class and ageworthy Pinot Noir and...
View ArticleEdges of Burgundy: Santenay
This is part 3 of Edges of Burgundy, a series of posts exploring some of the under-valued villages of Burgundy. Last week we did St. Aubin. Now it’s Santenay’s turn. Santenay For a while I felt...
View ArticleEdges of Burgundy: Savigny-les-Beaune
This is the next installment in a series of blog posts called Edges of Burgundy that explores some of the under-appreciated villages of Burgundy. We have already covered St. Aubin and Santenay. Today...
View ArticleEdges of Burgundy: Mercurey
This is the next installment in a series that explores sources of good value in Burgundy. We’ve already looked at the following villages: St. Aubin, Santenay and Savigny-les-Beaune. Today, we’re...
View ArticleDe Montille Beaune Les Sizies 2011 — it’s ready!
Somebody reminded me today of Beaver’s great post on 2011 Burgundies, which inspired me to take a couple of bottles home. First up, Domaine de Montille’s Beaune 1er Cru Les Sizies! I opened it at the...
View ArticleEdges of Burgundy: Marsannay
After a lengthy hiatus — sorry everyone — this is the next installment in a series that explores sources of good value in Burgundy. We’ve already looked at the following villages: St. Aubin,...
View ArticleA Week In Burgundy With John Truax (Part 6)
Tuesday, November 17 I had to great fortune to be invited back to Becky and Russell’s house in Bouilland for another gala luncheon and a vertical tasting of Grivot Richebourg. Thanks to a generous...
View ArticleLa Maltroie: Bruno Colin’s Chassagne Rouge
Fifty percent of Chassagne is red wine, but it used to be more. La Maltroie and Clos St Jean are considered the best vineyards for rouge since the soils are uniquely suited to Pinot Noir. However, the...
View ArticlePure Burgundies from New Star Chantereves
Chantereves is an absolutely brilliant tiny negociant in Savigny-les-Beaune. The Chantereves team is the very outgoing and charming – Tomoko Kuriyama and her shyer and more reticent husband, Guillaume...
View ArticleHouse Wine: Sancerre Rosé Edition
Back in the early 1980s I ran a wine bar in DC called Suzanne’s. There was the first time I had Sancerre Rosé, and I was immediately struck by how grassy, crisp, and mineral it tasted. So refreshing!...
View ArticleOregon Pinot Noir: A Chat with Jean-Nicolas Meo
A few months ago I promised to start exploring Pinot Noirs from Oregon. I drank a bunch of wines. I wrote up a blog post. My computer crashed and I lost all my work. I got demoralized and the project …...
View ArticleMinière Champagne
“If I hadn’t met Anselme [Selosse] I would not be making the wines I make today.” – Fred Minière So many of today’s great Champagne growers trace their roots back to Anselme Selosse. It’s amazing that...
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