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 power families of this area appropriated vineyards …
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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 reserved for 2015 and now 2018, although the latter is …
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 I imported the wines of Prieure-Roch, his personal …
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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 good bottles are prohibitively expensive. You …
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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 his vineyards to ensure the care of five elderly …
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