Hospices de Beaune 2020 – Tasting Notes
If tasting young wines from barrel shortly before they are bottled is...
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Read More2020 Harvest at the Hospices de Beaune
Picking began on Tuesday 18th August and finished on Friday 28th, the...
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Read More2020 Harvest Notes
The grapes are almost in now, with just a few diehard late harvesters...
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Read MoreEarly Harvest Report 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gePxej6cvcI&feature=youtu.beThe...
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Read MoreHow to Gift a Subscription
Looking for the perfect gift for the like-minded individual that would...
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Read MoreLes Aligoteurs 9th July 2020
As lockdown in France fades steadily away, Les Aligoteurs came out of...
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Read MoreSurviving The Ice Saints
May 11th to 13th are known as the Ice Saints in France, a cold snap...
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Read MoreBurgundy Domaine Updates
The Domaine has recently purchased some vineyards in the Côte de...
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Read MorePartnering with Wine Lister
I am delighted to announce that this month we have partnered Wine...
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Read MoreUpcoming JMIB reports & events
As well as the Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Clos des Chênes report...
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Read MoreThe Christmas Season: 2018 Reports
We are coming to the end of the year and in theory it is time to wind...
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Read MoreAuction preview: Hospices de Beaune 2019 barrel tasting notes
We are gearing up for action for the 2019 Hospices de Beaune auction...
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Read MoreHarvest 2019: Picking begins
So what happened to the rain? For once the vignerons were desperately...
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Read MoreEnjoying Burgundy in Iceland
I have just returned from a week on the north coast of Iceland where...
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Read MoreHealthy looking vines ahead of summer heat
I have just been touring some of the Hospices de Beaune vineyards in...
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Read MoreRemembering René Lafon
Several of those who had been there to share the happy lunch with...
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Read MoreHonouring Becky Wasserman
I attended a lunch at the excellent Caves de la Madeleine restaurant...
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Read MoreFrost patrol: Sunday April 14th
On Friday 5th April Burgundy suffered a frost episode which has...
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Read MoreBien boire en Beaujolais
Every year there is a wonderful tasting of Beaujolais wines mostly...
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Read MoreFrost alarm in Burgundy
The cold night and early morning of April 5th was at least fairly well...
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Read MoreManagement changes in Morey-St-Denis
I have mixed feelings about the news from Morey-St-Denis.Happy for...
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Read MoreWine industry honour for Becky Wasserman
One piece of wholly good news is this year’s selection by for their...
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Read MoreHenri-Frédéric Roch’s replacement revealed at DRC
News from Burgundy: has announced a new co-gérant alongside Aubert...
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Read MoreHospices de Nuits auction results 2019
The auction on Sunday 10th March, a more local affair than the...
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Read MoreStarting 2019: London, Hong Kong and New Zealand
I have just got back from an extended tour away from Burgundy: a week...
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Read MoreGenerous Burgundy 2017 vintage with consistent and delicious whites
2017 is set to be a consistent and delicious vintage for white...
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Read MoreBurgundy 2017 vintage: full report now live
The first key fact about 2017 is the return to normal, even quite...
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Read MoreNot Making Land Anymore?
It has been a truism for a while that there’s no more vineyard land...
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Read MoreHospices de Beaune 2018
The Hospices de Beaune Auction is coming up on the 3rd Sunday of...
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Read MoreGoing, Going, Gone
I am slightly sceptical of the idea that Burgundy is disappearing into...
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Read MoreThe 2018 Harvest
Certain vintages get a reputation for greatness almost before they are...
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Read MoreBien Boire en Beaujolais
This wine tasting event happens every year in April, uniting five...
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Read MoreGrands Jours de Bourgogne 2018 Highlights
Burgundy welcomed many thousand visitors during the week beginning...
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Read MoreFascinating Pinot from Japan
Take a look on the Tastings page – I have written up the fascinating...
