We also tried the red Clos de Vignes Franches Beaune , which Parker rated highly for its lively fruit and a Volnay 1er Cru with a light color, perfumed floral nose, and bright red fruit.??I “Welcome,&# says Jean-Baptiste, an energetic dark-haired man, ushering us inside his very modern tasting room of this newly built structure. MORE >>

Granted, there’s a lot of pretension and bluster worth bashing but let’s not throw the Burgundy out with the bathwater. Moreover, these self-selected experts showed a higher rate of detected the bitter compound, PROP, thus possibly making them “super-tasters.” The WSJ got in on the action too a while back. MORE >>

Global warming might transform Burgundy into a hot climate from a cool one. La Romanee Conti might cease to become the spot for stunning Burgundy. England is going to be the next Champagne Belgium will be home to the next Burgundy. Not to my palate at any rate. Its amazing how many people are experimenting for years. 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. The idea was to test the notion that wine can be numerically rated in a reliable and sensible manner when tasting many of them somewhat quickly. How would the whites show five years on? MORE >>

More Burgundy! Who said the 2007 Burgundies are underperformers? 2007 Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Chateau des Ducs I never had this Monopole but it rated a big Yum. The Martin Scott tasting was packed. These below got us smiling. Not to me, so far. So far I'm seeing, drinkable, forward, and precocious. Full of charm. Lovely. MORE >>