If you’re hoping to sell one day, it’s good to buy in bulk, or, at a minimum, in threes, according to Kerrin Laz, a Napa, California-based consultant and owner of K. Laz Wine Collection.

This lovely wine hails from Domaine Bart, centrally located in Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits. The 6 th generation family estate has about 50 acres of vines today, but only seven are dedicated to the ...

CORK VALUES Stick to basic Bourgogne Blanc, and you can buy into the stellar 2019 Burgundy vintage without paying premier cru prices. At this level the wines can vary greatly in quality, however.

These account for less than 1.5% of all wine production in the Burgundy region, and the labels will boast the term Grand Cru as well as the name of the vineyard in which it was grown. Names like ...

One pillar is Dr. Lavalle’s work (after publishing his map and book in 1855, Lavalle and a group from the city of Beaune collaborated to create the tiered Burgundy classification system).

The reference guides our wine columnist relies on are ambitious, comprehensive, deeply researched and enduringly relevant. These are the books, old and new, she gives her highest recommendation.

In the world of wine, the great divide is between Bordeaux and Burgundy. The former is cerebral but congenial. If you know your vintages and your châteaux, you will get what you pay for.

Flute: Tall, thin elegant glass for sparklers. Hold by its stem so you don’t warm the wine. Love this food52.com description: “Somewhere after the mid-1950s, the Champagne flute began creeping ...

Burgundy, Napa Valley, Marlborough, Tuscany – true wine fans have probably already ticked the great grape regions off their lists. Thankfully, these days, there are even more wine worlds to conquer.

Visiting Burgundy’s Côte d’Or, the ‘Golden Slope’ of legendary vineyards, is easy. Dijon, the city at the heart of the area, is just 90 minutes by train from Paris.