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Read MoreUpcoming JMIB reports & events
As well as the Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Clos des Chênes report, I shall shortly be uploading reports on vertical tastings from the former Domaine... -
Read MoreThe Christmas Season: 2018 Reports
We are coming to the end of the year and in theory it is time to wind down for Christmas – but I do still... -
Read MoreAuction preview: Hospices de Beaune 2019 barrel tasting notes
We are gearing up for action for the 2019 Hospices de Beaune auction – number 159 in all - which takes place in Beaune this... -
Read MoreHarvest 2019: Picking begins
So what happened to the rain? For once the vignerons were desperately hoping for some instead of praying for it to stay away. At one... -
Read MoreEnjoying Burgundy in Iceland
I have just returned from a week on the north coast of Iceland where they have magical scenery, magnificent horses and some great natural geothermal... -
Read MoreHealthy looking vines ahead of summer heat
I have just been touring some of the Hospices de Beaune vineyards in Volnay and Meursault with Ludivine Griveau (pictured below), and the good news... -
Read MoreTesting tasting times
The Spring tasting season is in full swing with visits to the Beaujolais and Chablis, as well as keeping in touch with what’s going on... -
Read MoreRemembering René Lafon
Several of those who had been there to share the happy lunch with Becky Wasserman on Saturday 18th alas found themselves again together for the... -
Read MoreHonouring Becky Wasserman
I attended a lunch at the excellent Caves de la Madeleine restaurant in Beaune to honour my neighbour, Becky Wasserman, who has been elected to... -
Read MoreFrost patrol: Sunday April 14th
On Friday 5th April Burgundy suffered a frost episode which has certainly caused some damage in spots all the way up from Beaujolais to Chablis.... -
Read MoreBien boire en Beaujolais
Every year there is a wonderful tasting of Beaujolais wines mostly from the smaller producers – I think there were about 200 in all (plus... -
Read MoreFrost latest
Mixed reports are coming in about the damage from the frost last Friday, 5th April. Caroline Gagnard reports that the lower part of Chassagne-Montrachet, especially Morgeot,... -
Read MoreFrost alarm in Burgundy
The cold night and early morning of April 5th was at least fairly well forecast, enabling producers to light their chaufferettes and groups of vignerons to set fire... -
Read MoreManagement changes in Morey-St-Denis
I have mixed feelings about the news from Morey-St-Denis. Happy for Jacques Devauges who recently left Clos de Tart and has now been appointed to... -
Read MoreWine industry honour for Becky Wasserman
One piece of wholly good news is this year’s selection by Decanter for their Hall of Fame (previously known as Man or Woman of the... -
Read MoreHenri-Frédéric Roch’s replacement revealed at DRC
News from Burgundy: DRC has announced a new co-gérant alongside Aubert de Villaine to replace the late Henri-Frédéric Roch. It is to be Perrine Fenay,... -
Read MoreHospices de Nuits auction results 2019
The Hospices de Nuits auction on Sunday 10th March, a more local affair than the internationally supported Hospices de Beaune, showed a distinct drop in... -
Read MoreStarting 2019: London, Hong Kong and New Zealand
I have just got back from an extended tour away from Burgundy: a week in London for the January tastings and a few dinners, 10... -
Read MoreGenerous Burgundy 2017 vintage with consistent and delicious whites
2017 is set to be a consistent and delicious vintage for white Burgundy. There are many lovely reds in 2017 offering a lighter, fresher style... -
Read MoreBurgundy 2017 vintage: full report now live
The first key fact about 2017 is the return to normal, even quite generous volumes. This matters in general in terms of the market-place, but... -
Read MoreHospices de Beaune 2018
Records tumbled at last Sunday’s Hospices de Beaune 2018 wine auction, with just over €14m of 2018 Burgundy passing under the hammer – money which... -
Read MoreHospices de Beaune 2018
The Hospices de Beaune Auction is coming up on the 3rd Sunday of November as ever, which falls on the 18th this year. I have... -
Read MoreNot Making Land Anymore?
It has been a truism for a while that there’s no more vineyard land to be had in Burgundy. However several new initiatives suggest that... -
Read MoreGoing, Going, Gone
I am slightly sceptical of the idea that Burgundy is disappearing into foreign hands. It is true there have been some very high-profile cases of... -
Read MoreTasting 2017
First we are all caught up in the current harvest, then everybody’s attention turns to tasting the previous vintage in barrel, ready for the flurry... -
Read MoreThe 2018 Harvest
Certain vintages get a reputation for greatness almost before they are picked and 2018 looks like joining that elite group. The frost risk was minimal... -
Read MoreBusy Months
Retirement from the commercial world of wine has left me busier than ever visiting vignerons and vineyards and in between writing up what I have... -
Read MoreBien Boire en Beaujolais
Bien Boire en Beaujolais This wine tasting event happens every year in April, uniting five groups of Beaujolais producers, individual domaines with a certain bias... -
Read MoreMâconnais thoughts
For many years it has frustrated me that Burgundy enthusiasts don’t show a little more love to the wines of the Mâconnais. Smart restaurants may... -
Read MoreChablis 2017
Whereas the Côte d’Or more or less escaped the frost in 2017, more northerly Chablis suffered colder temperatures in April and noticeably more damage. The... -
Read MoreGrands Jours de Bourgogne 2018 Highlights
Burgundy welcomed many thousand visitors during the week beginning 12th March for the 14thedition of the Grands Jours de Bourgogne. I have attended pretty much... -
Read MoreJanuary Wines
Friday 5th January Dinner at la Tour d’Argent featuring a range of Dujac wines between 1972 and 1990. Best wines at each level? Village Morey... -
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Fascinating Pinot from Japan
Take a look on the Tastings page – I have written up the fascinating event I did in Tokyo earlier this year, tasting blind 40... -
Read MoreMature Volnay
I have just returned from a 10 day visit promoting the Hospices de Beaune wines in various markets in Asia. Before the main work got... -
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Pinot worldwide
New Zealand My first visit to NZ was at least 20 years ago – by which time it was already clear that Pinot was going... -
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News from North America
California & Oregon The USA is easily the second largest Pinot producing country in the world, led by California, whose Pinot industry I have been... -
Read MoreBurgundy 2016: Overview
Review of the 2016 Vintage in the Côte d’Or What to Expect from this Report My aim is to give a relatively comprehensive guide to... -
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Côte de Nuits
Read about the villages of the Côte de Nuits each with Jasper's pick of the best vineyards and producers including: Chambolle-Musigny Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Marsannay Morey-St-Denis... -
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Côte de Beaune
Read about the villages of the Côte de Beaune each with Jasper's pick of the best vineyards and producers including: Aloxe-Corton Auxey-Duresses Beaune Chassagne-Montrachet Chorey-lès-Beaune... -
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Pernand-Vergelesses
Probably the most characterful of the three villages which share Corton. The whites have some Corton-Charlemagne stony character while the reds have a delicious freshness... -
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Vosne-Romanée
Including Flagey-Echezeaux. The grandest appellation of all, marrying finesse and power. Noble wines at all levels, not just the greatest of the grands crus. There... -
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Nuits-St-Georges
Three appellations in one. Lighter, fine-boned reds to the south; deeply coloured powerful wines with sturdy tannins in the centre, and a thrilling concentration of... -
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Morey-St-Denis
Too often described as intermediary between the structure of Gevrey and the grace of Chambolle, Morey deserves more recognition in its own right. The wines... -
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Chambolle-Musigny
There is more limestone than clay in the soil, giving wines of exceptional grace as well as depth of flavour. They should be attractively perfumed,... -
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Gevrey-Chambertin
There is something of everything in Gevrey-Chambertin. These are mostly red-fruited wines with a savoury character, delivering softer fruit or more rustic tannins depending on...
