Burgundy’s Wealth Of Riches: Shopping List Of Thirteen Packages Of Red ‘Premier-Cru vs. Village’ Pairs To Gift Wine Lovers, Or Explore. Thirteen Intrepid Producers In Thirteen Côte-d’Or Communes.

We can accept that each plot of land on earth is handed a certain microclimate, and whereas climate change may alter some aspects of its character, an acre’s terroir is written in stone… and soil, and elevation, and exposure. But…

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Posted on 2023.12.15 in Volnay, Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Monthélie, Aloxe-Corton, Auxey-Duresses, Morey-Saint-Denis, Maranges, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Santenay, Vosne-Romanée, Pommard, France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

Clarification of The Possibilities of Pinot Noir in Burgundy. Domaine du Pavillon Articulates The Case Throughout Côte de Beaune’s Appellations with Vintage 2020

So well does Pinot Noir align with its terroir that it is no stretch to claim that the Burgundian earth itself was mute before the first plantings. But the truth is, fickle Pinot Noir has found its spiritual home here…

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Posted on 2023.02.18 in Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton, Côte de Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Beaune, Meursault, France, Burgundy  |  Read more...

A Burgundy by Any Other Name: AOP ‘Régionale’ Burgundy From Côte d’Or’s Pedigreed Communes. Hidden (Affordable) Gems From Ten Outstanding Producers (10-Bottle Pack $457)

Not all Burgundy is the stuff of legend, but all is the stuff of Burgundy. That is, wine from a narrow strip of French farmland that runs for around sixty miles from Auxerre in the north to Mâcon in the…

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Posted on 2023.01.24 in Saint-Romain, Marsannay, Côte de Beaune, Blagny, Côte de Beaune, Gevrey-Chambertin, Maranges, Ladoix-Serrigny, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Pommard, Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Volnay, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Monthélie, Côte de Nuits, Puligny-Montrachet, Aloxe-Corton, Morey-Saint-Denis, Beaune, Vougeot, Premeaux-Prissey, Chassagne-Montrachet, Auxey-Duresses, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Meursault, France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

Terroir Matters. 8 Two-Bottle Gift Packages: Burgundy Pairs, Contrasting Neighboring Appellations, Same Producer, Same Vintage.

Dad jokes are awful; Dad wines are awesome. Now, this aphorism is not carved in stone like the Caves Patriarche of Beaune but it’s one that holds true more often than not. As evidence, and to honor Father’s Day, we…

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Posted on 2022.06.23 in Monthélie, Aloxe-Corton, Morey-Saint-Denis, Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vosne-Romanée, Pommard, Volnay, Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Chorey-lès-Beaune, France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

A Burgundy by Any Other Name: Hidden Value in Côte d’Or’s ‘Régionale’ Burgundy Ten Outstanding Producers in 6 Reds and 4 Whites (10-Bottle Pack $399)

Not all Burgundy is the stuff of legend, but all IS the stuff of Burgundy. That is, wine from a narrow strip of French farmland that runs for around sixty miles, from Auxerre in the north to Mâcon in the…

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Posted on 2021.12.11 in Pommard, Volnay, Côte de Nuits, Pernand-Vergelesses, Morey-Saint-Denis, Puligny-Montrachet, Premeaux-Prissey, Beaune, Premeaux-Prissey, Chassagne-Montrachet, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Meursault, Marsannay, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Beaune, Ladoix-Serrigny, Vosne-Romanée, France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...