1836 was the year the first considerable professional association was formed to promote the interests of the negoticiants and freedom of the trade in Burgundy. It was called the Association Commerciale Vinicole de l'Arrondissement de Beaune. We shared a few things in common, yet key among them was enjoyment of fine Burgundy wine. -. MORE >>

Sunshine so brilliant greeted our arrival in Chablis for this week long "fete" to showcase the treasures of Burgundy it was in direct contrast to the rain and chill of two years prior, where umbrellas and coats were necessary to protect against the winter chill. But where was my friend Panos? MORE >>

You can see to Dijon and almost to Beaune. JMF: Chambertin is a place I would love to make wine, the terroir is fantastic. BG ( flipping through notebook, looking for questions he meant to ask ): What about climate change - do you think it is an issue in Burgundy? Last December in Burgundy it was -10 degrees Celsius. MORE >>

Some red Burgundies are fruity and enticing when young, then shut down for many years, and then emerge with less fruit perhaps, but with new layers of depth and complexity. They emerge from better terroir, and they should evolve and blossom in a more profound way than the villages and regional wines. understood exactly what he meant. MORE >>

They were blind tasting 2004 white Burgundies, a great theme in and of itself. difficult year in most of Burgundy, particularly for red wines. 90 my score Wine 2) - Génot-Boulanger Savigny-lès-Beaune - 82.2 Tags: Tastings Paul Pernot Hubert Lignier Patrick Javellier Henri Prudhon Burgundy Louis Carillon scored it an 88. MORE >>