Das Dorf Chambolle in der “Côte de Nuits” entschied etwa im Jahr 1880 dem Ansehen des Dorfes mehr Glanz zu verleihen, indem man die bisherigen Rebberge um den prächtigen Rebberg Chambolle-Musigny erweiterte. Trotz dieses frühen Marketingversuchs ist Chambolle-Musigny bis heute ein unauffälliges Dorf geblieben, das nicht viele Touristen… Read More

It was around 1880 when the Côtes de Nuits village of Chambolle decided to improve its profile by appending the name of its most illustrious vineyard, thus to become Chambolle-Musigny. Despite this early attempt at marketing, Chambolle-Musigny has remained a working village rather than a place for tourists. Today, however,… Read More

2019 Red Burgundy Part 1: Côte de Beaune – November 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 2: (Here) Côte de Nuits – December 2020 2019 Red Burgundy Part 3: Beaujolais – February 2021 Aux Malconsorts 30 August 2019… What about… Read More

One of the first things you learn about Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont, is its location. The domaine’s website, French ‘yellow pages’, and Google will all have you believe that the domaine is headquartered in the Rue de Vergy in Nuits St.Georges, but your navigation software soon lays bare this… Read More

“I wrote the foregoing chapter in two hours directly on the typewriter, and then went out to lunch with John Dos Passos, who I consider a very forceful writer. …we lunched on rollmops, sole meuniere, civet de lievre à la cocotte, marmelade de pommes, and washed it all down, as… Read More

. . . . the purest expression of pinot noir? There was something of the doctor’s waiting room, or maybe people huddled together in a moving lift – old acquaintances were greeted with the merest nod of recognition but few words. Actually it was a little more reverential than that,… Read More