This week I have been around to visit some of the vignerons who have a special place in my heart... wine friends producing some of the wines that I love or like. On this trip through Burgundy, I brought two artistic friends, Dr Chua Yang and Su Lynn, who helped me illustrate and visualise these …
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Wine with a human touch … more photo sessions this week
There is, in my view, a common misconception that wines are solely the result of the terroir, the climate, and the sepage used in the vineyards. I do admire Aubert de Villaine’s extensive and passionate work to promote the Burgundian terroirs … but even at DRC, the grapes do not jump directly …
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Clémentine et Léon Bordet – an emerging estate
Another new and upcoming estate... Clémentine et Léon Bordet, a Pernand Vergelesses estate located just across the road from the legendary Bonneau de Martray estate It's a small estate owned by the couple Clementine and Léon Bordet ... a new estate renting most of the vineyards. Here is a very …
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Maï Roblin Bazin – a new talent
New talents do emerge very rapidly sometimes ... from one day unknown and then blossoming as new finds and stars on the Burgundy wine lists the next day. Maï Roblin Bazin is one of these brewing and emerging stars: small production, only a few wines, and wines that are not from any of the …
New Zealand Chardonnay vs Burgundy
Burgundy is getting hotter and hotter, and the climate is getting "almost" too hot to grow cool and balanced Chardonnays. The 2026 vintage is a clear example of this ... where alcohol levels rose well beyond 14% and sometimes even to more than 15% This sort of raises the question ... are there …