There were two tastings in 3 days – 06+08 June 2016 – the first in Beaune and the second in Villefranche (Beaujolais). Who would come out on top – northern Burgundy or southern Burgndy? I looked at the current commercial vintage, which of-course largely means 2015 – though there are… Read More

I cleverly thought this ready for publishing and so didn’t have the key to the identities to reveal which bottles are which at the publishing time. I need 48 more hours to return to my Beaune office – oops! Sorry! EDIT: Now Fixed! I have quickly established Irancy as… Read More

Thanks are due to the BIVB in Chablis for helping to organise this tasting. Taking stock about one-third of the way through these wines; many seemed aromatically a little ‘sub-ripe’ for most pinot purists, that said, those same purists would have nothing to fear from the intense and… Read More