Well, didn’t that weather change quickly !! A week ago, we were barely seeing 20°C and the heating in my apartment in Beaune was working to keep a steady 20°C. This week it’s been ...

The truth is out – Burgundy wine is not just red, it can be white or rosé, it can even be fizzy. Principally in ‘northern Burgundy’ it is about pinot noir and chardonnay, with minor supporting rôles ...

Certainly in the context of ‘greater Burgundy,’ it’s still early days in the 2025 harvest. That said, some white domaines pushed hard and were already finished on Wednesday evening – but why the haste ...

It is useless to talk about value, or indeed price in general, for the wines of this domaine. But there are lunchtime places in Côte d’Or where these wines are ‘accessible’ for well below retail price ...

Clos de Bèze may be integrated under the label of Chambertin, but Chambertin is not allowed to take the label of Clos de Bèze. Clos de Bèze taking its name from the Cistercian monks of the abbey of ...

Medium Yellow. The nose starts off biscuity and even suggests a little reduction. Wide, cool-flavoured, some density, and even a little structure. But that’s only if you’re looking, if you’re not ...

Tasted in Vosne-Romanée with Pierre Gros, 19 March 2025. Domaine Michel Gros 7 Rue des Communes 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 61 04 69 www.domaine-michel-gros.com Domaine Instagram More reports ...

I’ve always loved Champagne but have no wish to follow the boringly well-trodden route of burgundy reviewers taking on Champagne – and, effectively, reducing their commitment to Burgundy 🙂 It’s ...

Tasted in Beaune with Thierry Berger & Nathan Namur, 24 October 2025. Chanson Père et Fils 10 Rue du Collège/Rue Paul Chanson 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 25 97 97 www.vins-chanson.com Chanson Instagram ...

Tasted in Puligny-Montrachet with Benoît Riffault, 24 October 2025. Domaine Etienne Sauzet 11 Rue de Poiseul 21190 Puligny-Montrachet Tel: +33 3 80 21 32 10 www.etiennesauzet.com Domaine’s Instagram ...

Tidying up the remaining reports before the new season of tastings start, post harvest, in October. Just click on the WhatsApp image (right) to see/get real-time notifications of all new posts on ...

In another place, I gave my answer to the differences, or positioning, of these two AOPs. Here are my thoughts – but what do you think? You can see all of these spellings on labels, the most common is ...