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Tag Archives: Bourgogne
Watching the 2025 Harvest at Le Romanée-Conti – Chardonnay, Gerard Boyer, ‘Aux Gravains’, Savigny-les-Beaune, Premier Cru, Bourgogne, France, 2023, 13% abv., 35 Euros (C$58)
Doubters of global warming will continue to rail against obvious signs, but while I was in Burgundy for Harvest 2025, it was hard to ignore the facts about the effects. This year was extremely hot, and there were vineyards being … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, OTHER, Pinot Noir, RED, WHITE
Tagged Aux Gravains, Bourgogne, Burgundy, CDN, chardonnay, Cotes de Nuit, DRC, europe, france, French wine, Gerard Boyer, Nuit saint George, red wine, Romanee Conti, travel, travel in burgundy, travel in france, white wine, wine, wine-tasting
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Watching the 2025 Harvest at Montrachet – Chardonnay, Domaine Joseph Pascal, Puligny-Montrachet, Premier Cru, Les Chalumaux, Bourgogne, France, 2022, 13% abv., 31 Euros/glass (C$50/glass), 90 Euros/bottle (C$147)
If I had tried, even just a little, to make it happen and to arrive at Montrachet on the day they were harvesting, there is no hope I could have done it. But there I was, on my mauve rental … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, OTHER, WHITE
Tagged Bourgogne, Burgundy, caveau de puligny-montrachet, europe, france, French wine, joseph pascal, puligny-montrachet, travel, white wine, wine
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Meeting a 5th Generation Vigneron in Meursault, France – Domaine Millot-Bernard
In August 2025, I took a ten day solo trip to Burgundy during the harvest. A year prior, I’d made a friend who connected me with his family. I returned during harvest to experience as much as was possible in … Continue reading
Posted in Aligote, Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, Gamay, OTHER, Pinot Noir, RED, Shiraz / Syrah, WHITE
Tagged Aligote, Bourgogne, Burgundy, chardonnay, domaine mallot-bernard, emilien mallot, france, passetoutgrains, Pinot Noir, PTG, red wine, syrah, travel, white wine, wine, wine-tasting
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Pinot Noir, Les Épenotes, Premier Cru, Maison Evenstad, Beaune, Burgundy, France, 13.5% abv., US$110
One of the tasting experiences during my day in Burgundy was at Domaine du Château de la Crée in very tiny Santenay. The Château dates back to 1431, and its main building was burned down during the French Revolution. Santenay … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, France, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged beaune, Bourgogne, Burgundy, chardonnay, Cote d'or, france, Grace Evenstad, Ken Evenstead, Les Épenotes, Maison Evenstad, pinot noir, Pinot Noir, Premier Cru, Santenay, wine
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Pinot Noir, La Forge de Tart, Premier Cru, Morey-Saint-Denis AC, Côte-d’Or, Bourgogne, France, 2007, 13.5% abv.
Sylvain Pithiot, the winemaker at this famous house, originally arrived in Burgundy as a map maker – he’s the person who created the incredibly detailed terroir maps of the Côte d’Or. It wasn’t until later that he decided to make … Continue reading
Posted in France, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 2007, Bourgogne, Côte-d'Or, france, French wine, La Forge de Tart, Morey-Saint-Denis AC, pinot noir, Premier Cru, red wine
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