As I studied a map of Burgundy while planning a vacation with my 10-year-old son, Lucas, many of the place names looked strangely familiar. Chablis, Pouilly-Fuissé, Puligny-Montrachet, Pommard ...

WINE OF THE WEEK Joseph Drouhin Laforet 2005 Bourgogne Chardonnay ($9-$12; France; imported by Dreyfus, Ashby/Wine Partners) Tastes Like Delicate bouquet of yellow apples, hazelnuts and ferns.

In 2022, the opening of Dijon’s Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin — a wine education, retail and leisure complex — also brought new energy to the city.

Bordeaux and Burgundy are two of the most renowned wine-producing regions in France, known for producing complex, age-worthy wines. Beyond the cellar, however, the wines (and the regions they come ...