The vineyards in Burgundy are a giant puzzle of plots, terroirs and appellations. This patchwork creates tremendous complexity that I think no one fully comprehends. We try, but our continual learning is also part of the charm of the region. One of the issues in 2020 was "brûlage" - the sun …
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Rain … finally
The night of August 21-22 brought some long-needed and much-wanted rain to Burgundy. Looking at the measurements from Thomas Bouley in Volnay, there was around 12 mm of rainfall. Not a tremendous amount, but clearly better than nothing, as it could benefit the phenolic maturity in some …
The beauty behind the walls of Chateau Commaraine
Pommard has a classical historic ambiance with most of the houses and walled vineyards kept intact to give us the visitors a peaceful and mind settling experience I love Pommard with its petite square - seductive and with a romantic yet slightly exotic feel - this village has something …
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Viticultural changes at Trapet
Domaine Trapet has for many years been at the forefront of pinot noir viticulture in Bourgogne, implementing biodynamic methods earlier than most. Jean-Louis Trapet took biodynamics seriously - and to the next level - when other producers were less courageous and maintained traditional, …
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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