Dates for your diary in November:

• 11-12 November – “Fête des vins du Grand Auxerrois”, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. Tastings and cooking demonstrations. Tel. +33 (0)3 86 53 66 76
• 17 November – “Grumage de Santenay” in Santenay. Tastings of new wine. Tel. +33 (0)3 80 20 67 77
• 17-18 November – “Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction”, Beaune. A weekend of activities to mark the Hospices wine auction, includes tastings of Hospices wines, and also in merchants’ cellars http://www.ot-beaune.fr Tel. +33 (0)3 80 26 21 30
• 17-18 November – 134th “Exposition générale des vins de Bourgogne”, Palais des Congrès, Beaune. Tastings of new-vintage. Tel. +33 (0)3 80 62 30 61
• 18 November – Le Roi Chambertin, Domaine Marchand-Grillot, Geverey-Chambertin. Growers association tasting (€5) and wine auction in aid of cancer charity Tel. +33 (0)3 80 58 54 98
• 26 November – Fundraising Dinner for the Abbey of Saint-Vivant in the Château du Clos de Vougeot. Lecture, recital by a sextet from the Berlin Philharmonic followed by ‘prestige’ dinner. Further info. on the association’s website http://www.saint-vivant.net or direct to PDF info en Français

Dates for your diary in October:

• 14 October – “Foulée des Vendanges” Savigny-lès-Beaune. Foot-race through the
  vineyards. +33[0]3 80215121
• 21-22 October – “Paulée de la Côte Châlonnaise”, Châlon-sur-Saône and Givry (Saône-et-Loire). Harvest-home celebrations. Tel. +33[0]3 85 45 22 99 or [0]3 85 48 37 97.
• 21-22 October – “Coup d’oeil, coup de coeur”, Auxey-Duresses. Open-cellars event. Tel. +33[0]3 80 21 25 78.
• 22 October – “Fête des vendanges”, Joigny (Yonne). Harvest festival. Tel. +33[0]3 86 62 11 05.
• 28 October – “Vinplissime” 1st “Journées Nationales du Vin”. Tel. +33[0]1 56 03 14 31.
• 28-29 October – “Fête du vin bourru” Nuits-Saint-Georges (Côte-d’Or). Tastings and entertainments. Tel. +33[0]3 80 62 11 17. www.lacabotte.com
• 28-29 October – 58th “Fête des Vins de Chablis”. Entertainments, and tastings of local wines and produce. Tel. +33[0]3 86 42 42 22.
• 11-12 November – “Fête des Vins du Grand Auxerrois” , St-Bris-le-Vineux. Saturday: trade. Sunday: general public. Tel. +33[0]3 86 53 66 76.