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The storm that brought Burgundy to its knees…
This is the one that all the “vignerons” in the Côte d’Or were dreading. After 3 consecutive years of hailstorms in the summer that have reduced yield from -30 to -80% depending on the village, the wine estates in Burgundy were hoping for a reprieve in 2014, to help replenish stocks that have been so…
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Clos des Lambrays estate… sold!
This isn’t really “hot off the press” news, but I can confirm the sale of the famous Clos des Lambrays estate in Morey Saint Denis. What is news, is that we finally have an idea of the price it was sold for…101 million euros!!! Yes Burgundy seems to be selling its top estates to investors…with…
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Wine tasting in Beaujolais
At the start of the new year, I went to the Beaujolais region to check out an estate that has been making headlines recently: the Cave de Julienas. I’d heard that the Saint Amour 2011 vintage was exceptional, gaining a 17/20 in the Bourgogne Aujourd’hui magazine. Despite being winter, the weather on the Beaujolais hills…
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