Wine friends, I’ve been obsessed with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir since my visit to Burgundy to take part in the Les Grand Jours De Bourgogne – a very exciting week in the lives of journalists and trade professionals, and of course the winemakers throughout Burgundy. 10th Edition Les Grands Jours De Bourgogne. chablis room. MORE >>

And it continued ebbing and flowing, with allegations that Guffens was blending wine from the south into his Burgundies. When the fraud squad raided Verget from Verget. Jean-Marie Guffens, a winemaker in Macon who founded Maison Verget , endured a decade-long investigation by French authorities, including Customs and Fraud office. MORE >>

have three Ravenscroft glasses, for example, that I use for Cabernet Franc and Syrah. had two of those enormous Riedel Burgundy glasses - BrooklynLady and I were given them as a gift for our wedding. Unfortunately I had only three Riedel Sommelier Series Burgundy bowls, so I drank from a Riedel Oregon Pinot Noir glass - no problem. 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. And there you have it! MORE >>

Writing in Friday’s Globe and Mail of Toronto, Beppi Crosariol, the paper’s wine columnist, weighs in on the topic of Cabernet Franc. Follow along on Twitter ) If you haven’t weighed in, do you love or hate Cabernet Franc? happen to love cab franc! happen to love cab franc! gonzogastronomy @drvino ouch! MORE >>