BG: What is the biggest change in Burgundy from 30 years ago until now? Clean is an inexact word, because when you walk into the cellars they're still covered in the beautiful furry mold, but everything is clean. Land is so expensive in Burgundy now that its out of the hands of Burgundians, and that was never the case. BW : Yes. MORE >>

That's real money, but it's pretty cheap as far as Burgundy goes. wanted to drink several examples of the best bottles to see if they are undervalued within the pantheon of Burgundy terroir, or if they are simply more of that overpriced but merely decent wine from Burgundy. Why Savigny-lès-Beaune? Flawed? Not good wine? MORE >>

Every year I try to buy a couple of high end bottles to put away in the cellar, but also a few "lesser" wines by great producers, wines to enjoy when young. This wine, even though it is a humble Bourgogne, has the structure to improve in the cellar for a few more years. Tags: Wine of the Week Mugneret-Gibourg Burgundy MORE >>

I can’t help but exclaim, looking at the large, crude, roughly hewn 12th century wine press in the equally antiquated looking cellar. Joliet’s father modernized the winery and seemingly inspired in his son a quest to get the most of the grand cru terroir and literally put it on the map of the fine wine world. Yet it is true. link]. MORE >>

White Burgundy Tasting. And since Chardonnay is such a popular grape, and Burgundy, France, such a respected region, you decide to go in this direction. Recently, I had to taste and compare three white Burgundies from the above-named region in the same vintage for a Master of Wine related exercise. Very good quality again. MORE >>