The plan was to spend a few days in Burgundy and then a few more in Champagne. Several days into the trip, while still in Burgundy, my wife had contractions that were more real than the ' Braxton Hicks ' contractions that typically happen a month or so before birth. thought it was much more about Chablis than about Pinot Noir. MORE >>

Immediately I could sense they were Pinot Noir, and also thought Burgundy. Both these women have been my guides to Burgundy over the years and I found it so exciting that they showed up together in a blind tasting! 2008 René Bouvier Bourgogne Le Chapitre (France, Burgundy, Bourgogne). thought also 2008. MORE >>

That is, unless one is in Burgundy where the chic restaurant Ma Cuisine is built on the grounds of a former royal stable, and the very warm and welcoming home of negociant Becky Wasserman -- in a charming village outside the city -- was originally built to shelter animals hundreds of years ago. Burgundy is a complex region to understand. MORE >>

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. Fourrier Clos Rougeard Technical Stuff Claude Dugat Burgundy MORE >>

The Godmé estate is located in Verzenay, the Grand Cru village in the Pinot Noir belt of the Montagne de Reims. The NV Godmé Brut Tradition Blanc de Noirs should sell for about $55 was a much more serious wine, full of dark furry fruit and black tea, very wound up and tense. Fall is tasting season in New York. MORE >>