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Burgundy 2014 vintage…the winemakers have their say: part 1
Now that the grapes haves been picked and the wine undertakes its hibernational period in the oak barrels, the winemakers of Burgudny can breathe a sigh of relief. After a difficult 2013 vintage, blighted with cold weather, rain and the now habitual hailstorms, 2014 is looking good, with reasonable yields and sugar abundant grapes. At…
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Old world vs New world? Time to move on…
Old World vs New World? Time to move on… The big problem with the wine world…or at least one of the problems…is vocabulary. There’s so much jargon used in the wine industry that most common mortals get lost. Let’s forget the adjectives used to describe wine taste, the aroma and flavor profile, and let’s get…
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The Côte Châlonnaise
Heading south from Beaune, we enter the third district called la Cote Chalonnaise, (the Chalon hillside), named after it’s mother city of Chalon and home to glass manufacture and the birthplace of photography. The city lies on the Saône river. The côte Châlonnaise covers 25 km (16 miles), from Chagny, south of Beaune to Saint…
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