For a very long time, Garnacha/Grenache was one of those grapes that I did not get. In my earlier days of wine discovering I ventured into the Southern Rhône simply as these wines were abundantly available and affordable for a student. The wines went down well, but did not give […]
A lot of people tend to forget that there is more to Burgundy than chardonnay and pinot noir. In red there is gamay of course, but let’s not forget about césar, an admittedly obscure variety used in Yonne. I have not yet encountered a 100% césar wine, don’t even know […]
The Côte Mâconnais is the southern part of Burgundy. Although the generic Burgundy appelations stretch out as far as Lyon going further down, let us be honest here. The bulk of Burgundian wines that everyone is interested in and talking about is made above Beaujolais.Hopefully attentive readers will recall that I […]
For many people Burgundy is still the place to be for pinot noir. Some of the supposedly greatest wines in the world, think Romanée-Conti or Laurent Ponsot, are produced in the region, which unfortunately leads to scarcity and increased overall price levels. Therefore, I would like to turn today’s spotlight […]