A Vintage Wine List Circa 1956 Fancy a flagon of Safari Burgundy from South Africa or a “very full” Algerian Burgundy? Maybe a Spanish Sauternes is more your tipple? The most expensive still wine on the list is a Berncasteler Estate Wine, 1955 vintage yours for 18/6 a full bottle. That’s 18/6 in (...) [[Spittoon] Full Postings] From the "I'm Dreaming of a White (Wine) Christmas" Collection In the traditions of the wine world, the conventional wisdom has been that the real serious wines are red. Old wine books push the adage, “The first duty of wine is to be red.” And scores of wine connoisseurs wandered into Burgundy or (...) [On the Wine Trail in Italy] I get asked a lot about wine storage … perhaps because I live in New York City where space is like Grand Cru Burgundy – there is never enough and it’s expensive. Maybe it’s because wine service in restaurants confuses … Continue reading (...) By Jim Boyce Four people have asked me in the past few weeks for info about how to buy from ten to fifty cases of a specific wine. Is that wine from longstanding Bordeaux favorite Chateau Lafite Rothschild? No. Is it from new Burgundy darling DRC Romanee-Conti? No. How about the new and pricey (...) [China wine blog: Grape Wall of China, a nonprofit site with wine makers, distributors, academics, writers, consultants and consumers as contributors] We were promised a "week of fine and rare wine" and really experienced it today with this 1966 Port, 1971 Chateau d'Yquem, '82 Conterno Barolo .... and Anthony Hanson MW of Christies giving a tutored tasting of red and white Cru Burgundy as well as a talk on the auction process. The day began (...) [A Wine Story Wine Reviews] Two wines from France, first the white, from the Maconnais region in the south of Burgundy, then the red, a Bordeaux Superieur. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Henri Perrusset Macon-Villages 2010 is the real (...) Some people will only know me through this blog. But in real life I'm a wine importer in the first place. Bolomey Wijnimport is the Amsterdam-based company, and we import wines from France (only), from the classic regions Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and Loire Valley. The focus: natural, (...) This week finds me in Louisiana, starting in New Orleans, one of my great-great-grandfather’s haunts. Meetings in the morning and an afternoon tasting of French wines, mainly Burgundy, at the Windsor Court Hotel. A chance to see old acquaintances and make some new ones. And a great showing of (...) [On the Wine Trail in Italy] In most European wine regions, place matters. That’s why in Burgundy, for example, and in the Rhone Valley, in Germany, in much of Italy, the term most prominently displayed on a label will be the name of a village or commune, often accompanied by the name of a vineyard. The name of the estate, (...) Working in the Fine Wine department, Bordeaux and Burgundy are the mainstay of my working day and tastings, but when at home, I often turn to something completely different. I am especially fond of the bone dry, kerosene and lime charged Rieslings from the Clare and Eden valleys in South (...) By Evan Dawson, Managing Editor By now you've probably heard about the faux scandal involving Congressman Paul Ryan and his expensive bottles of Burgundy at a D.C. restaurant. If you somehow missed it, here's a quick summary: Rep. Paul (...) By Evan Dawson, Managing Editor By now you've probably heard about the faux scandal involving Congressman Paul Ryan and his expensive bottles of Burgundy at a D.C. restaurant. If you somehow missed it, here's a quick summary: Rep. Paul (...) Allen Meadows, a.k.a. Burghound, moderated this entertaining Seminar featuring the owner and winemaker of Domaine Fourrier, Jean Marie Fourrier. Domaine Fourrier has a four generation history in Gevrey-Chambertain and was one of the first Domaines in Burgundy to export wine to the United (...) [GrapeRadio – Wine Talk Show ] Allen Meadows, a.k.a. Burghound, moderated this entertaining Seminar featuring the owner and winemaker of Domaine Fourrier, Jean Marie Fourrier. Domaine Fourrier has a four generation history in Gevrey-Chambertain and was one of the first Domaines in Burgundy to export wine to the United (...) [GrapeRadio – Wine Talk Show ] The name Bouchard Pere et Fils should be a familiar one to all fans of the wines from Burgundy. Tracing their wine roots back to the Eighteenth Century, the Bouchard family began as wine merchants in Beaune, purchasing their first vineyard in 1731. Over the course of time, Bouchard Père et Fils (...) [GrapeRadio – Wine Talk Show ] |
Côte d"Or - divided in Côte de Beaune (from Beaune to Santenay) in the south and Côte de Nuits (from Marsannay-la-Côte to Nuits-Saint-Georges) in the north
