Tasting through her recent vintages here- particularly in a vineyard such the premier cru of Clavoillon (which used to be a bid of an underperformer in the Leflaive stable)- it is pretty hard not to agree with her wholeheartedly in the greater signature of terroir in the Leflaive wines today. Natural wines are growing in popularity. MORE >>

Last night (Monday, October 24th, 2011) I attended a tasting at Christie's, the auction house, of some of the wines that will be offered -- you can see the list below. Wines at the Christie's Tasting. Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru red Cuvée Boillot 2009. All were absolutely fantastic! you can read more about below. ROUGE. BLANC. MORE >>

2005 Lafouge Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Les Duresses , $27. Why is this 2005 Bourgogne lovely and the above two not as lovely, my personal taste aside? It is almost cliché to say that Burgundy is a crap shoot, every bottle a roll of the dice. But that's because it's true. Which part of Volnay was hit by hail in 2001? MORE >>

think this free tasting in Chambers Street Wines's old, empty retail space is designed to introduce consumers to "real" wine. According to the tasting sheet, "All these growers work in the most 'natural' way possible, avoiding chemical treatments in the vineyards or the use of selected yeasts or additives of any kind in the cellar. MORE >>

We tasted through a large range of 2007 wines from Meursault, each with its own distinct personality. We began in the cellars of Morey-Blanc, tasting through the lineup of reds. We then moved on to Morey-Blanc's whites, and then drove several blocks to Domaine Pierre Morey's cellars to taste his whites. Well, these were lovely. MORE >>