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The new classification of Pouilly-Fuissé is now public, and it includes 22 - twenty-two! - 1ers crus in the fine Pouilly-Fuissé appellation. Is 22 the right number, you might ask. I don't know! But the vast number certainly complicates the process of understanding each and every one of them, of …
[Read more...] about The comprehensive list of the 22 Pouilly-Fuissé 1ers Crus
Making maps of Burgundy's vineyards can be very time consuming, as the number of details is endless. When I make maps, it is to illustrate a story - or perhaps several stories - about wines and producers. A map without a story is like a GPS without a vehicle: It will not take you very …
This week Robert Collins is flying low over the Hospice de Beaune and its Cortons ... yet respecting the recommended 2 meters distance to friends and foes. I opened a bottle of Hospices wine for Easter. A very quiet time this year, more significant than normal. Like many of you, I spent the day …
This week Robert Collins is flying low over the villages, vineyards and vintages of Burgundy ... yet respecting the recommended 2 meters distance to friends and foes. The last known bottle Vintages always evoke nostalgia, more so when it is your birth year. Mine was a great one, not that I had …
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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 …
[Read more...] about Hail, Hailstorms – and even a Hail Mary
