european fine wine magazine – a critique
Photo: Blatantly stolen from the publisher’s website | Copyright, them… Let me first say that issue number 1 of ‘European Fine Wine Magazine’ is quite a coffee-table magazine, the photography is really something – not just the composition but the saturated, slightly underexposed processing too – never-mind… Read More
burgundy wine school programme
Except where stated otherwise, all courses take place in Beaune Tel. +33 (0)3 80 26 35 10 – www.ecoledesvins-bourgogne.com January 25-27: Saint-Vincent tour weekend in Saint-Romain, combining specific training and participation in the Saint-Vincent festivities. From January 31 1 class every 2 weeks, (6 sessions): Evening class strengthening… Read More
Profile: Maison Remoissenet Père et Fils (Beaune)
Remoissenet Père et Fils, is an old and established name that is slowly and quietly carving out a new name for itself – as a producer of good reds! Founded in 1877, this unusual and interesting company was run for about 30 years by Roland Remoissenet from a stunning… Read More
30th august – beaune & savigny
Last night was enjoyed; dinner with two winemaker friends in Beaune. The location was Bistro de Beaune, attached to the Hotel de Beaune which adjoins Place Carnot. Nice, relaxing decor and a Bressé chicken to die for. Despite still being nice people, the only negative was their service; bringing the… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted (1er + GC)
Regional Wines (11) Villages Wines (28) Premier Cru Wines (76) Grand Cru Wines (25) 1er CRU WINES 1997 d’Angerville, Volnay 1er Clos des Ducs (Magnum) A soft, sweet and much redder fruited nose than the last bottles. The palate is medium intensity, coming… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family between March and August 2007. There main exception in these pages are that the majority of the 1997’s were tasted at a large gathering in Beaune in… Read More
the wines of burgundy, hw yoxall (1968)
First published by The International Wine and Food Society (Pitman) in 1968, this copy is from the slightly updated 1978 second edition. Compared to the last book I posted on, by Philip Youngman Carter (1966), this 190-pager by Harry Waldo Yoxall is a little more studied and less spontaneously… Read More
drinking burgundy, youngman carter (1966)
Drinking Burgundy by Youngman Carter (1966) I like to buy older books, not only are they very cheap 🙂 they give a (sometimes) usefully different context and insight into a region. This is a thin – only 90 pages – hardback which brings many smiles. Dated, certainly but with that… Read More
jacky rigaux – terroir and the winegrower
An important book, so worth a little delving into the detail. I purchased it in the Athenaeum bookshop in Beaune for 28 Euros – it doesn’t seem to be listed on Amazon at this time. A quick flip through the contents and contributors (interviewees) and this is a… Read More