the pre-christmas bottles – part 1
I thought that I should get the rest of these out of the way before starting on the Christmas holiday period bottles. You already met the dreadful Penfolds and the delightful David Moreau, so: The 2018 whites theme continues – over Christmas too 😉 2018 Céline & Frederic… Read More
this year’s last tasting week…
It’s the end of week 50 in 2022 – and how did this year go so quickly by? This was my final week of tasting in Burgundy – for this year – though January in Chablis and February in Beaujolais are already planned… I started my tour of the domaines’… Read More
Raoul Gautherin et Fils – 2020
Tasted with Adrien Gautherin in Chablis, 06 April 2022. Domaine Raoul Gautherin et Fils 3 Avenue Aristide Briand 89800 Chablis Tel: +33 3 86 42 11 86 www.chablis-gautherin.com Here’s a domaine that was, historically, in the centre of Chablis but since 2017, they have new buildings between those of Domaine… Read More
Bart – 2020
Tasted in Marsannay with Pierre Bart, 17 November 2021. Domaine Bart 23 Rue Moreau 21160 Marsannay-la-Côte Tel: +33 3 80 51 49 76 More reports with Domaine Bart Pierre on 2021: “Actually, 2021 not too bad. We were 25% down and… Read More
Vincent Girardin – 2020
Tasted with Eric Germain in Meursault, 27 October 2021. Domaine Vincent Girardin “Les Champs Lins” BP 48 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 20 81 00 http://www.vincentgirardin.com More reports with Domaine Vincent Girardin Eric on 2021: “There’s not a… Read More
Well, it was too quiet today – 2021 part 2
Savigny Vergelesses today, looking towards Corton I got quite a mailbag when I made my first post of (semi) unsubstantiated rumours and the peddling of idle chit-chat, so thought I’d update you on some of those, and add a few more, to finish this… Read More
Well, it was too quiet today!
Let me know if you’re shocked at such unsubstantiated drivel in these pages or whether you’d like to see much more 🙂 I’ve been storing up the rumours and other ‘non-announced’ changes for some time, so why not let’s run through a few of them – I can only get… Read More
a weeknd without wine – well, almost!
Sunrise in Sedrun, Graubünden (Switzerland) – an early breakfast was required… There actually was some wine on Saturday evening – to celebrate still being alive – something from Sardinia – it seemed the most interesting on the hotel’s list. For the previous 5 days not a drop… Read More
Beaujolais, so far this week…
Spring has sprung! At home in Switzerland, after a week of snow and minus temperatures, we hit this winter’s peak frost early on Sunday morning – minus 13°C. Directly when arriving in Beaujolais mid-morning on Monday, the temperature was 7°C. Whilst they also had a little snow and minus temperatures… Read More