Vincent Girardin – 2016
Tasted with Eric Germain in Meursault, 05 October 2017. Domaine Vincent Girardin “Les Champs Lins” BP 48 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 20 81 00 http://www.vincentgirardin.com Eric on 2017: “A good vintage, with quality and quantity in 2017. We used only 1,500… Read More
Vincent Girardin – 2015
Tasted with Eric Germain in Meursault, right with daughter Valentine, 28 April 2017. Domaine Vincent Girardin “Les Champs Lins” BP 48 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 20 81 00 http://www.vincentgirardin.com It was ‘touch and go’ with the weather when I visited the team… Read More
Profile: Domaine Vincent Girardin (Meursault)
I’d been planning/hoping to visit for ages, but it seemed the home team was always too busy. Once an old contact from the days of Maison Nicolas Potel, Marco Caschera, took on a commercial role at the domaine, I pounced. I really enjoyed my visit, and the wines, but I… Read More
news: vincent girardin & seguin-manuel
Travelling, so not much new on the site, but a couple of pieces of news: Press Release Meursault, 24 February 2012 Véronique and Vincent Girardin have come to a decision regarding the takeover of the Vincent Girardin operation. Keen to ensure that this company with its world-renowned wines will… Read More
AOC Beaujolais
Category Regional/Generic appellation since 12/09/1937 There exists also AOC Beaujolais Superior, also since 12/09/1937, covering the same communes and potential production area. This AOC is for red wine only, with a slightly reduced allowed maximum yield. This wine is not allowed to be sold before January 15th of the… Read More
catching up with the empty bottles…
Before I left for Piedmonte, I’d accumulated a lovely set of wines – I would/should say an exceptional group of wines. Where I can remember something, or indeed took a few crafty notes, a few words follow about them:… Read More
Beaune: Village Profile
The town of Beaune itself is built on and from the stone of the surrounding hillsides, many ancient quarries are still visible as you walk through the Beaune hillsides. The name Beaune possibly comes from Belen, the Celtic god or Belena, the small river that traverses the city. Read More
Round-up of wines tasted
No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that, in the main, were really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were typically drunk at home, or at organised dinners between December 2006 and March 2007. Some wines drunk with their producers are included… Read More
Profile: Domaine Tollot-Beaut (Chorey-lès-Beaune)
Domaine Tollot-Beaut is one of a very select band of Côte d’Or domaines; around 1930 the pioneering American wine merchant, winemaker and author, Frank Schoonmaker*, convinced a number of high quality domaines to reserve a portion of their production for domaine bottling and then exporting to the US – wine… Read More