starting monday with a little vézelay
Tasted blind, today, in Chablis, samples courtesy the domaines… To get this… Read More
30th edition of burgundy’s young talents…
I finally got to see the result of this years competition – decided at the end of last week. Here are the domaines, winemaker who got the trophy and the wines that they presented. Enjoy: Catégorie Mâconnais – Charles Edouard DROUIN of Domaine Thierry DROUIN Mâcon Vergisson «… Read More
young talents 2018
The big tasting was this week, and here for your interest is the list of nominees for the trophy in each category. Some are well-known to readers of Burgundy Report, some naturally, are new. There will be a ‘taste-off’ with the trophy’s main judges – this year Olivier Poussier and… Read More
the trophy winners – burgundy’s young talents of the 2015 vintage!
This year, I was more than honoured to be asked to be a judge at the blind tastings to determine the young winemaking talents of Burgundy, 2017. Lots of new names and great wines here for you. The Groupe des Jeunes Professionels de la Vigne were running their event for… Read More
2015 Irancy
Time to take a look at a range of Irancy wines from the 2015 vintage – all were tasted blind in Chablis on the 23rd April 2017. The wines… Of-course it was the usual process – wines tasted blind, leaving with a sheaf of data-sheets to be consulted when… Read More
Vézelay…
Let’s be honest – for over a week, the weather forecast was not good for Vézelay’s 2019 version of the St.Vincent – first minus degrees and snow – which would have been preferable to the closer (to the day) forecast of rain, wind and 7°C. Given such circumstances, we… Read More