By billn on November 12, 2011
When I left home on Wednesday, very early on Wednesday, the forecast promised a backdrop of sun and blue sky for the rest of the week – it seems with the same ‘hit-rate’ as we enjoyed over the harvest. Mist, mist and mist – not forgetting the faint rain – hardly that photogenic. On Friday it seemed more interesting to walk up into the woods above Corton than the vines. On some of the pics you might get a feel for the thicket of box-trees and oak, all covered in moss, only the wild boar pass through without problem, that-said the whole of the Bois du Corton is cris-crossed with pathways. The ground has many outcrops of flat limestone – that’s because the soil is [....]
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By billn on August 24, 2011
And completely burgundy free – I did, however, try a nice Picpoul. The sun can make such a difference – I didn’t see very much though!
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By billn on May 20, 2011
I said the weather would change! Light rain in Meursault on Thursday morning was followed by lunch in Pommard against the backdrop of a leaden sky to west. After an hour of rumbling and occasional flashes of lightening the clouds opened over Chassagne at about 4:00pm – heavy rain – it didn’t last too long though. There was a small amount of hail too, but they were quite small bullets – no problem I think. There were pockets of flowering around the Côtes this week, but just about everything should be in flower by the weekend – that’s at least three weeks ahead of ‘the average’. Vignerons are already pencilling-in 20-25th August to start their harvest! I’m hoping for a cool few weeks in the [....]
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By billn on May 19, 2011
Continuing the blue-sky theme, though that will change…
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By billn on May 18, 2011
I guess all that blue sky is getting a little boring – huh?
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By billn on May 16, 2011
The first of four days in the Côtes, and it’s hard to imagine that things can be better than today’s three visits – but I live in hope
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By billn on May 9, 2011
clearing out the camera memory…
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By billn on March 3, 2011
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By billn on October 16, 2010
Friday. The last day of (almost) sun in the côtes – it was a little misty, but dry. I can’t ever remember walking through the vines in September in ‘normal’ shoes – the ground was so dry. Lots of work was being done replacing old/dead vines and even a bit of ploughing here and there before the rain that was forecast for the weekend. The pictures that follow are mainly from around and in the Clos St.Jean (1er) in Chassagne-Montrachet. It’s not every autumn that the chardonnay and pinot vines are so well delineated in the vineyard – and yes, the red ones are the pinot! The evening was a mini-paulée of sorts. This week saw the conclusion of the harvest for the home team [....]
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By billn on October 15, 2010
Pics taken on Thursday…
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By billn on October 14, 2010
The indian summer continues. A few more pics here from Beaune (mainly) with a couple thrown in from Chassagne-Montrachet. Two different Montrachets today
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