Abordable: Affordable Thirst Quenchers

I have now lived in Burgundy for two and a half years, and during this period, wine prices in restaurants and shops have climbed significantly: 20-40%, or even more in some cases.

What was vaguely affordable is now getting frightfully expensive. Some restaurateurs in the Côte d’Or have joined the Burgundy hype and adjusted their prices to a more “international” level. While I understand the temptation, they should however bear in mind that many people in Burgundy know the prices from the domaines.

Discussing prices is, however, hopeless and pointless. Demand is too great, and will drive the prices of good wines – the ones that I want and enjoy drinking.

So sorry: no light at the end of the tunnel!

While I do on occasion get some great bottles, they are now further and further apart as a private client, because I simply have limited resources.

So what do we do? We explore and find wines outside Burgundy and other expensive regions. We try to find refined, lower-alcohol wines that can fill the role of a lovely Burgundian vin de soif.

I call these vins de soif abordables: affordable thirst quenchers! And here’s one for the books:

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Pierre Goiset – La Mauguit 2021

Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine (Loire)

Cépage: Melon de Bourgogne

Retail in France approx 15.00 EUR

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Winehog note

A light-footed wine (only 11.9% alcohol) with a lovely saline note, this is enjoyable, forward, and balanced. It’s a summer wine that would work well with fish or even light seafood. Its lightness is its strength, and the exotic notes are under control. This really is a delicate vin de soif –