love Burgundy and Beaujolais, and Poulsard is definitely of the same phenotype. I've recently emerged from a bit of a "red wine stand-still." I've wanted to branch out some more. Not merely for the sake of branching out - I wish there was more red wine that I really like. Why did it take me so long to find Poulsard? MORE >>

don't have a definitive stance on the subject - I can make a case for both points of view. There are great Burgundy wines that cost $35, $50, and $100, but I don't believe that they are Bourgognes. What if you want to spend $25 or less, and drink red wine from Burgundy? So what are the best regional Burgundy wines at about $25? MORE >>

do not have a definitive answer for you, but Lars talked about phenolic ripeness and I want to explain what I think he meant - it's an interesting and counter intuitive idea. Lars Carlberg recently left another informative and interesting comment on this blog, this time to the post on Domaine Tempier's 1994 Bandol. Why has this happened? MORE >>

If this wine were from someplace famous like Burgundy it would cost $50. It's been a while since I've liked this wine as much as some of the others in the impressive Dressner Beaujolais stable, but the 2007 is a truly lovely wine. Fresh, ripe, snappy, just a great Beaujolais. But I want to continue to drink fantastic wine. MORE >>

We visited some of the very top producers in Burgundy - Mugnier, Roumier, Pierre Morey, Pacalet, L'Arlot, Le Moine, Rousseau, and Dujac. In summary I can tell you this: Pacalet is the nephew of Marcel Lapierre , the legendary natural wine maker in Beaujolais. Philippe Pacalet, definitely a bit of a rascal. MORE >>