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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Most have the vines in the Côte de Nuits now have some leaves and all of those in the Côte de Beaune do. Looking at the weather forecast, it’s warmer in the coming nights – it looks like we can forget ...