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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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 roll effortlessly in a tapestry of vineyards that …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #16 – What is in a name? Nicolas Rolin
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 winery was purchased in 2004 by Thibaut Marion, one …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #15 – 50 years may be too soon
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 was clear. “The American camp in the World war” …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #14 – An American in Beaune – a war legacy
Understanding French wine; Begin with the geography lesson. Such is the first grade of the Cote d'Or, pull out the maps. Each town is encapsuled with its own boundries, Communes. The logical second step is to experiment and learn these personalities via the wine. Now it gets complicated. The …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #13 – when communes collide
When I first began to buy bottles of Burgundy in the late 1960s, well before I was in the trade, I had few choices in backwater Oregon, and always hoped to find a bottle with credentials. So I grabbed my first Volnay with great anticipation, only to feel cheated when I referred to Hugh Johnstons …
[Read more...] about Collins Corner #12 – The vineyard without a hometown
