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Always a pleasure to visit Etienne Julien in Comblanchien. It is straightforward and without unnecessary yadayada ... The world would be an easier place to live in if we just got to the core of the topic quicker. .... to the core! The 2023s from Domaine Etienne Julien The wines from …
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The 2025 harvest is now on the horizon and people are - or at least should be - counting the days and hours, and be ready to spring into action when the grapes are ready, or "à point." The last vintages have shown that harvest timing is becoming increasingly important and complex as the optimal …
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Domaine Jean Chartron is one of the most prominent, historic landowners in Puligny-Montrachet, having owned several of its holdings for more than 100 years. This year, I again have the pleasure of tasting with Jean-Michel Chartron, who is running this fine estate with his sister Anne-Laure …
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Vosne-Romanée is brimming with new names and talents. OK, that's perhaps a bit on the overly-enthusiastic-journalist side, but new talents and domaines are actually turning up at a regular pace. This is good in a quiet place like Vosne. One is Confuron-Gindre, where the son, Edouard Confuron, is …
Classic Burgundian food - dishes with a lovely local twist Maison Romane - Tripote et Mascagne 14 rue Thurot, 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Maison Romane - Tripote et Mascagne - is a new summer restaurant in Nuits-Saint-Georges ... open from May 19th to ultimo July 2025. The food is summer …
