Tasted in Lignorelles with David Lavantureux, 11 January 2018. Domaine Roland Lavantureux   4 Rue Saint-Martin 89800 Lignorelles Tel: +33 3 86 47 53 75 www.chablis-lavantureux.fr Brothers, Arnaud and David​ Lavantureux have been working together at the family domaine since 2010, their father… Read More

Tasted in Coulanges la Vineuse with Magali Bernard, 05 January 2018. Domaine du Clos du Roi 17 rue André Vildieu 89580 Coulanges la Vineuse Tel: +33 3 86 42 25 72 www.closduroi.com I first met Magali Bernard when blind tasting wines for the… Read More

Tasted with Mark Fincham in Nuits St.Georges and Beaune, 07 and 12 December 2017. Marchand-Tawse   9 Rue Julie Godemet 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 20 37 32 www.marchand-tawse.com A complicated tasting as multiple locations and different days to taste just about everything… Read More

Tasted in Savigny (sort-of) with Blair Pethel, the 16 November 2017. Domaine Dublère 2 Chemin des Planchots 21420, Savigny-lès-Beaune Tel: +33 6 86 92 00 29 www.domaine-dublere.com Blair Pethel on 2017: “Hurrah for 2017! We really needed that. It was a vintage where we… Read More

Tasted in Meursault with Emmanuel Escutenaire and Stéphane Follin-Arbelet, 15 November 2017. Domaine de Château du Meursault Rue du Moulin Foulot 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 26 22 75 www.chateau-meursault.com There are new wines at the Château this year, from Ladoix and Aloxe,… Read More

Tasted with Manuel Olivier in Corboin, 26 May 2017. Domaine Manuel Olivier   Hameau de Corboin 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges Tel: +33 3 80 62 39 33 www.vindebourgogne-manuel-olivier.com This domaine is Hidden in Corboin high above Nuits and Vosne in the Hautes Côtes de Nuits. It’s… Read More

Wines tasted in the village of Chardonnay – 25 May 2017 – otherwise known as ‘Chardonnay Day‘ Venue: Cave du Chardonnay, Route d’Uchizy, 71700 Chardonnay To start, my notes from a presentation made by Emmanuel Nonain About 7,000 hectolitres of Mâcon-Chardonnay is produced each year by… Read More

Tasted in Saint-Vérand with Jean-Etienne Chermette, 15 February 2017. Domaine du Vissoux 69620 Saint-Vérand Tel: +33 4 74 71 79 42 www.chermette.fr There’s something quite charming when none of the organisation works – wines that are a little too warm for tasting – certainly… Read More

Tasted in Savigny (sort-of) with Blair Pethel, the 12 December 2016. Domaine Dublère 2 Chemin des Planchots 21420, Savigny-lès-Beaune Tel: +33 6 86 92 00 29 www.domaine-dublere.com Blair Pethel’s new winery in Savigny, is still progressing; his 2015 Chablis wines are there, and maybe the… Read More