The very big round-up…
Here’s a compendium of wines, mainly 2011s and virtually all from bottle, mainly tasted with producers. I would have tasted many, many more in March/April but (sadly) had to cancel my visits. You will also see more and more 2012s as we move through into July-November. I’m afraid I still… Read More
Just so many wines – part 2
Not quite the blast that was part 1 – just over 90 wines – probably fatigue was starting to set in! Here’s a compendium of wines tasted with producers between the 1st April 2011 and the end of June 2011. They are mainly 2009s – more and more… Read More
Adventures in Burgundy, Lincoln Russell (2008)
A book that arrived in the post last week. I’ve seen it in the Athenium bookstore in Beaune, but otherwise I found it available only from the book’s own website and this is quite canny if you’re publishing yourself; you receive the full $50 per copy, not $5 or whatever… Read More
Round-up of wines tasted…
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were drunk with food, friends and family, between mid-December 2009 and mid-April 2010. Regional Wines (7) Villages Wines (11) Premier Cru Wines (25) Grand Cru Wines (13) REGIONAL WINES 2005 David Clark, Bourgogne Au Pelson… Read More
A Victory Of The Unions
— By Serge Wolikow & Olivier Jacquet, France — Reprinted from Tong N°2, courtesy Tong Magazine Serge Wolikow and Olivier Jacquet are sociologists based at the University of Burgundy in Dijon, where they run the Unesco Chair “Culture et Traditions du Vin”, regularly organising seminars on hot… Read More
Profile: Domaine Georges Roumier (Chambolle-Musigny)
In 1924 Georges Roumier, a man from the Charolais, married a local Chambolle-Musigny girl, Geneviève Quanquin and as was the custom at the time, she brought with her a dowry in the form of vineyards – so was born the Domaine Georges Roumier. The domaine was much… Read More
Profile: Maison Champy (Beaune)
Maison Champy, founded in 1720, is, as far as I’m aware, the oldest documented négociant still trading. In their heyday, amongst the many prestigious appellations they owned or commercialised was the monopoly of the Clos de Tart in Morey St.Denis and the Montrachet holdings of the Marquis du… Read More
Tasting 112×2006 in bottle
112 wines from the 2006 vintage tasted over 8 days, plus one interloping 2005 – 80% were poured by their makers. Clearly for the vast majority of these I did not drink the whole bottle, otherwise the powers that be would have already rejected the need for a pointless… Read More
Roundup of Wines Tasted
‘Only’ 83 wines for you in this list – I was too busy to drink! From memory only one corked bottle… Regional Wines 2005 Bertagna, Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Les Dames Huguettes Medium, medium-plus cherry red. Frankly I don’t like the nose – it’s quite… Read More
