Jean-Marie Fourrier's neighbour is not in the limelight, as we there find one of the undiscovered delicacies of Gevrey-Chambertin. The neighbor in no 5 is Alain Voegeli, who has a very small - yet old - estate producing only one wine, a village Gevrey-Chambertin. Alain Voegeli has been running …
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Images from Arnoux-Lachaux’s viticulture field trip
On July 8 I had the pleasure of visiting the vineyards of Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux with Charles Lachaux to see his massive viticultural changes (see separate article). Here are some photo impressions from the tour: …
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2020 status in Burgundy: mid-June
In these COVID-19 times, it's important to get some feet-on-the-ground views from Burgundy. I will be in Bourgogne in a few weeks to gather additional first-hand information from growers, and while the 2020 time frame does look like 2007, the growing conditions this have - so far - been a lot …
The 2020 vintage so far
In these COVID-19 times, amid lockdown, it's important to get some feet-on-the-ground views from Burgundy. My first guestwriter is Mark Thomson, who was previously a part-owner of a domaine and is now enjoying working freelance after 27 years in Burgundy. Here is Mark's view of 2020 so …
The Burgundy year 2019
The Burgundy year 2019 is moving rapidly towards its end after many memorable moments. To be honest, I hate mission statements and other statements of objectives, but in the end they can be a useful rounding out of the year. The vins d'émotion - what's in the glass Missions and statements are …