Calera’s limekiln
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the beaune appellation on the web
From the BIVB:
“The producers of the Beaune appellation have just launched a site dedicated to the vineyard of the capital of Burgundy wines. A true wealth of information about this appellation, which is little-known (compared to neighbouring Pommard and Volnay) despite covering the most surface area in the Côte de Beaune. The site features domaines, maisons, an explanatory map of the terroirs, tasting tips and wine tourism: it would be difficult to be more exhaustive.”
Everything seems to be ‘en Français’ right now, but even the nonspeakers/readers can have fun with a lovely interactive map of the appellation here. Plenty of links to Beaune-based négoce and domaines amongst vintage info and historical notes. Worth a peek…
pearls before breakfast
It’s now a relatively old piece of work – April this year – but I just read it for the first time today. It’s relatively long for an ‘internet-piece’ – you will need 10-15 minutes – but I recommend it to anyone. Somehow uplifting and and at the same time a sad comment on the human condition – I had quite an emotional response! Perhaps the experiment should be re-run in a few different (global) cities…
gmo wine?
From Saint-Amour to Viagra
Why should sauvignon blanc be stuck with boring old gooseberry and cabernet sauvignon with cassis? Genomics could beget some novel wine flavours and combinations to ensure the wine really does go with the food: pinot noir with cranberries, pork, and sage and onion stuffing, perhaps.
bootcamps and travel
I start 8 days of travel today – Holland: mainly Dutch Siberia (Friesland) with a weekend in Amsterdam – if I’m in your environs (during the week) drop me a line at the usual place. I expect only a smattering of posts in that time.
I don’t really have any commercial posts here, but I suppose that these people are not actually selling wine and also I expect they will provide a fantastic ‘service’ given that the people providing the ‘service’ concerned include; Clive Coates, Allen Meadows and the two sons of one of the most respected burgundy importers of a generation. It is the basis as much rigour and detail as anyone can shake a stick at, and looking at the (nice) website, the programs look interesting – if expensive. I don’t expect any enthusiast to find it too much of a bootcamp!
For full disclosure, I’ve no financial interest, and I can’t even get to New York in February to blag a free seat – but I do get the occasional free coffee in Beaune!
Burgundy Bootcamp
The Red Wines of the Côte d’Or
A Seminar Hosted by Peter and Paul Wasserman
New York, February 7th-9th 2008
In New York from February 7th to the 9th 2008, Peter and Paul Wasserman will be hosting a 3 day seminar on the red wines of the Côte d’Or. The seminar’s goal is to give attendees the kind of understanding of the region and its wines it often takes Burgundy lovers decades to acquire. “Throughout our careers as wine merchants,” the Wassermans say, “we have coached countless collectors and members of the trade. Often the greatest realizations about Burgundy have nothing to do with terroir itself but with many peripheral issues which range from how to really assess young Burgundy, to wine making styles and how they affect ageing potential, or even how to read between the lines of reviews. Today, there is so much technically sound wine produced which merits 90 points or more, but that score is not a guarantee that a wine will actually bring a wine afficionado pleasure. The perverse effect is that the 90 to 95 point range has become rather meaningless and it takes intimate knowledge of a region to make the best purchasing decisions.”
Naturally the wines chosen to illustrate the various topics that will be discussed reach far beyond the scope of the estates represented by Becky Wasserman Selections. The following is a list of some of the estates whose wines will be featured during the seminar: D’Angerville, Comte Armand, Robert Arnoux, Denis Bachelet, Ghislaine Barthod, Simon Bize, Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chandon de Briailles, Alain Burguet, Sylvain Cathiard, Chateau de Chorey, Bruno Clair, De Courcel, Domaine des Croix, Drouhin, Dugat-Py, Maurice Ecard, Dujac, Faiveley, Paul Garaudet, Camille Giroud, Henri Gouges, Grivot, Anne Gros, Hudelot-Noellat, Louis Jadot, Joliet, Michel Lafarge, Comtes Lafon, Lambrays, Launay, Dom. Laurent, Domaine Leroy, Comte Liger-Belair, Lignier-Michelot, De Montille, Mugneret-Gibourg, J.F. Mugnier, Jean-Marc Pavelot, Paul Pernot, Perrot-Minot, J.M. Pillot, Ponsot, Nicolas Potel, Pousse d’Or, Romanee-Conti, Georges Roumier, Armand Rousseau, Roty, Clos de Tart, Tollot-Beaut, De Vogue, Vougeraie, etc…
Cost of the seminar is $5,450 per person. For further information please go to www.burgundybootcamp.com or contact the Wassermans via email at info@burgundybootcamp.com , or reach Peter Wasserman by phone at +1 (201) 779-8177
grower profiles
the burgundy wine institute
An interesting new site and initiative worthy of your attention:
In 1983 and in their early 20’s, Dennis Sherman and his wife Eleanor went to burgundy for a holiday and never really made it back home. Employment came by setting up their own small-estate Burgundy importation company.
Dennis has just launched the ‘Burgundy Wine Institute‘. Collaborating with the BIVB’s Ecoles des Vins de Bourgogne he has put together a selection of programs combining formal classroom work with field study (e.g. making the rounds with a courtier to learn barrel tasting techniques, or a morning with a sommelier). All are small group classes (15 max) mixing weekend, 4 day and 6 day courses.
It’s a commercial operation, though apart from swapping a couple of emails I have no affiliation with Dennis, however, particularly given the collaboration with the BIVB I expect this should provide rigour to an interesting program.
lafleur(?)
It’s a little outside of the burgundy report comfort zone, but I do admit to having a few bottles of the more-than-tasty 1998 Pensées de Lafleur in the cellar! Bruce Palling is a relatively new name to me – I’m sorry to say – but I very much enjoy his articles.
today’s papers and counterfeit bottles (again)…
Cheap red Burgundy can be one of the most unpleasant of wine experiences (especially in a rain-sodden or chilly vintage) so avoid anything under £6.
That’s a cheery thought – but read on. In my experience you can buy lovely bourgogne for under £6, but only direct from the domaine and only in ‘almost good’ or better vintages. If you don’t have the same buying chance, follow the advice of Rose!
Worried about the provenance of your new acquisition?
WineAuthentication.com exists because wine counterfeiting has become a greater and greater problem for buyers and sellers of wine.
And just in case you ever craved a ‘wet lipstick kiss’ from Ann Colgin…