Grands Jours Cancelled Monday the organizers wisely decided to cancel this year's Grands Jours de Bourgogne. The event was scheduled to take part next week - March 9-13 - and has been cancelled, for now at least. This is sad news, but it is the only responsible thing do to under the current …
Great News from Domaine Chantereves!
Writing Domaine Chantereves does give me an especially cheery feeling, after having visited Maison Chantereves many times over the past years. This is an estate that has a special place in this reviewer's heart, as I like and enjoy the wines and furthermore the people behind this estate – Tomoko …
Hail, Hailstorms – and even a Hail Mary
Global warming has caused some dramatic changes in Burgundy, where the weather seems to get more and more unpredictable and even violent. I don't have any solid evidence that the hail episodes over the past decade are directly linked to global warming, but neither do I find assertions that the …
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Feeling Gratified: OtT&ItG #3
Gratifying! I do sometimes feel the agony of being a bit player in a big and very expensive Burgundy play. I have, however, chosen my trade, and I must do tribute to the choices and fine moments it brings. One thing sometimes nags me: My current financial inability to buy the top end, or even …
Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Les Luchets 2017
More Domaine Fabien Coche .. a new name in my glass - or perhaps not, as the estate was earlier known as Domaine Coche-Bizouard. The Meursault Les Luchets - just above Chevalieres and Meix Chavaux - is quite a step up from the Bourgogne. It's rich and refined, and again very delicate and slightly …
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