grower interviews with jasper morris mw
Listen to Jasper Morris (MW) of UK merchant Berry Bros & Rudd as he works his way through visits with Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon (Dominique Lafon), Domaine du Comte Armand (Benjamin Leroux), Olivier Merlin, Patrick Javillier, the Bret Brothers, Patrice Rion, Domaine du Clos de Tart (Sylvain Pitiot) and… Read More
14th september – fin – almost…
This will be the last ‘active’ note related to the 2007 Burgundy grape harvest, as by Monday the vendanges will be overwhelmingly over. A few additional summaries from growers will appear as they become available. The weather has held up brilliantly over the last two weeks – though the temperature… Read More
4th september – smells, no whites & improving nuits
The weather is amazing; the few drops of rain in Beaune yesterday came to nothing, but today it’s sunny, the north wind is blowing – and it’s cold! It really is like an an October harvest even though were are in the first week of September. The home team boss… Read More
harvest 2007 – ‘steady as she goes…’
From Berry Bros & Rudd website: “18, July. It’s all doom and gloom in the press at the moment with reports coming in thick and fast that there might not even be a harvest in Bordeaux or Burgundy. In actual fact, many vineyards are looking healthy and happy with a… 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
The Dijon School…Part II
Now including the the addition of the Côte de Beaune producers. No real text additions vs the last issue except to say ‘Congratulations’ to Carel Voorhuis who we met in the last report – in the last few days of March 2005 he was elected the Président de la… Read More
Profile: Domaine Bonneau du Martray (Pernand)
Corton, May 2004 Charles the Great – also known as the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne; Charles towered over his age – literally at a reputed six feet four inches – and certainly over his father, King Pepin the Short! Legend says that his wife ordered the planting of… Read More
The Dijon School
Wine as Art? Wine can be like art, it inspires it disappoints. Like art, certain schools come together from time to time. They push the boundaries, share their knowledge and produce art that often defines a new approach… There is a new school in town, one that I’ve christened… Read More
Lunch
Yesterday I was very lucky to share a lunch with the team of Le Serbet at their office in Beaune – a super lunch it was too, cooked by Russell’s own fair hands with a spectacular ‘goute de bouchon tappanade’. It’s a fab cosmopolitan atmosphere with the conversation a… Read More