I have always been fascinated with vineyards next to, almost part, or otherwise related to the 'expensive and famous'. One commune with a wealth of riches is the iconic 'Chambertin', or properly Gevrey Chambertin. I felt at one time the … [Read more...] about Collins Corner #21 – Gaps in the maps.
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Collins Corner #20 – The numbers game
A flood of statistics have been created in the rush to find the first and best information on red Burgundies. If numbers are to be believed, Recently with 2014,15,16,17,and the 2018 , 'Outstanding' numbers proliferate. The best headlines are … [Read more...] about Collins Corner #20 – The numbers game
Requiem ; Henri-Frederic Roch [1962-2018]
Requiem ; Henri-Frederic Roch [1962-2018] The 17th century priest of Burgundy. On the eve of the 158th Hospices auction, Henri-Frederic Roch passed away. And with him passes a great philosophical treatise of Burgundy. I knew him, briefly, as … [Read more...] about Requiem ; Henri-Frederic Roch [1962-2018]
Collins Corner #18 – Wish for the good old days? Don’t look, but they are now!
Wish for the good old days? Don’t look, but they are now. Recently I was enjoying an old bottle of something very good, but obscure, from 1976 vintage. My companion commented how lucky I was to have bought wines at great prices, unlike today where … [Read more...] about Collins Corner #18 – Wish for the good old days? Don’t look, but they are now!
Collins Corner #17 – Blondeau of Volnay
There once was a man, that in his lifetime, became known as the “Saint of Volnay”. He earned the name; He was instrumental in building the town school , he restored the Volnay church, and in 1809 he named the Hospices de Charite’ the inheritor of … [Read more...] about Collins Corner #17 – Blondeau of Volnay
Collins Corner #16 – What is in a name? Nicolas Rolin
It is not just an historic name on a barrel...cuvee Nicolas Rolin Beaune has so many stories within stories that it is easy to dismiss it as a monoculture, and therein lose the emphasis of complex possibilities. The hillsides of premier crus … [Read more...] about Collins Corner #16 – What is in a name? Nicolas Rolin
Collins Corner #15 – 50 years may be too soon
Some insights come when least expected. Such as the case of Savigny from Seguin-Manuel. Seguin-Manuel, originally in Savigny, dates to 1824. The Savigny plots that compose the source of the villages wine date back nearly that long. When the … [Read more...] about Collins Corner #15 – 50 years may be too soon
Collins Corner #14 – An American in Beaune – a war legacy
The sweet little girl in the tourist office stared blankly at me. It wasn’t the first time that this had happened to me in Beaune, the uncrowned capital of Burgundy, usually the fault of my really poor French, but this time I was sure the question … [Read more...] about Collins Corner #14 – An American in Beaune – a war legacy