Vosne-Romanée holds an exalted status in the minds of burgundy ‘worshipers’ – in this context I use the term, worshiper assuredly – any day of the week, rain or shine, you will see a steady flow of ...

A history and description of modern wines: (Cyrus Redding, 1833) The arrondissement of Dijon produces the red and white Chambertin. They also make there an effervescing Chambertin, a wine only ...

A day of more kestrel sightings all through today as in over the vines between Vosne & Nuits as went both to & from the Hautes-Cotes, and in the Hautes-Cotes skies as well, with other birds of prey – ...

Ex-BIVB, 2018 – it doesn’t include Beaujolais, but it’s a pretty image!The truth is out – Burgundy wine is not just red, it can be white or rosé, it can even be fizzy. Principally in ‘northern ...

This producer began life with a relative ‘bang,‘ yet Maison Ilan seems to be fading to the proverbial ‘whisper.‘ What that means is that a massively hyped start-up by a charismatic newcomer to ...

The day was bright enough in Vosne as we left but cool & without any sunshine, the Toyota’s dash temp reading 8°C as we travelled. The Hautes-Cotes was a tad gloomy on arrival at the site we’d left ...

This is a placeholder for a visit with Charles, later in the year – and, of course, with news of Domaines Hudelot-Noellat and des Chézeaux: Charles started his boutique maison in 2012 – together with ...

Time is running – week 30 already. The weekend wines were all very worthy, fortunately: 2018 C&F Gueguen, Chablis 1er Vaucoupin Open, and easy aromas – I think I may guess Chablis blind.

Although this site has to support itself, and its author, everything in these pages is eventually free to view. With 350-400 domaine visits and many blind tastings per year, you won’t find that level ...

Tasted in Puligny-Montrachet with Jacqueline and Matthieu Collardot, 21 November 2023. Domaine Thomas-Collardot 4 Rue de Poiseul 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 6 23 76 92 51 ...

A new report is now online. Here. The April 2025 report has 34 producers and, mainly, their 2023s – though a few 2024s are starting to slip into the list … 2023 Beaujolais is largely over for me, but ...

I’m indebted to Marko de Morey for finding a small article and putting it under my nose: “COMO Le Montrachet” “In Burgundy’s vinous heartland, the COMO Group has acquired the four-star Le Montrachet, ...