We have just driven through the charming, historic village of Gevrey-Chambertin to arrive at Mr. Gallois’s home and cellar, where a child’s bicycle is parked near the front door and two enthusiastic-looking music and video producers eagerly taste wine atop a barrel in the charming tasting room, minutes later exiting with several cases. MORE >>

particularly like the way the hoisin character of Chambolle-Musigny works with this kind of food, but I didn't have any in the house. But I read a few tasting notes that implied that the wine might be approachable now. It may not sound like an appropriate dish for summer, but I think it works. And if not, is that so terrible? MORE >>

I recently had the distinct pleasure of participating in the Wine & Spirits Burgundy tasting panel. There were several days, each with more than one session of tasting. In one session we tasted Meursault, 21 wines from the 2007 vintage. love the Wine & Spirits tasting format. These wines are not easy to taste. MORE >>

Speaking of crossing the border, I would love to taste this wine blind against some wines from Chambolle-Musigny. Some globe-trotting winemakers travel between countries by private jet. Friedrich Wilhelm Becker travels by car. But he could even go by bike. deal that turned water into wine; I like. So what about the wines? MORE >>

He uses a range for wines tasted in barrel - a wine might be scored 88-91, for example. Wines tasted when market-ready are assigned single scores. One question is this: is a 93 point Chambolle-Musigny better than a 93 point Savigny-les Beaune? The highest ever score for a Chambolle wine is a 99. And why not hate? MORE >>