Magazine of Natural History: Of the neighbourhood of Dijon, 1836 …the “Combe” of Gevrey. It is a wild, deep ravine, about six miles s.w. of Dijon, the sides of which are very abrupt, and thickly ...

As you will note from the above, white wine is very ‘niche’ in Nuits. I have no hard figures to hand, but a reasonalbe proportion of that wine declared as 1er Cru blanc is made from the mutation of ...

View across valley to Marey-les-Fussey from HCDN Au Vallon Domaine Michel Gros Vendange 2024 – Days 5 & 6, Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th Sept A day of more kestrel sightings all through today as in ...

Ex- BIVB, 2018 – it doesn’t include Beaujolais, but it’s a pretty image! The truth is out – Burgundy wine is not just red, it can be white or rosé, it can even be fizzy. Principally in ‘northern ...

Heading south on the route des Grand Crus from Gevrey-Chambertin, the border with AOC Morey St.Denis is easy to see. As soon as the tree-edged 1er cru of Gevrey-Chambertin Les Combottes ends on your ...

A WARNING: I make no apologies for placing such a large warning sign against this producer. Anyone who is still tempted to invest in these wines, should do so with absolute clarity about the true ...

Wall of Pinot Noir grapes for my cutting after leaf stripping Sunday-Tuesday, Sept 24th-26th Sunday As with our previous Sunday at the end of Week 1 this was a free, non-working, day. Despite that I ...

A range of activities starts on the 1st of June in Burgundy to celebrate the month of ‘ Les Climats ‘ There are walks, tastings, guided visits and much, much more. There’s a site where you can find ...

Sunday – 17th September As a non-working day, coming after the extended evening’s Paulee, and being kept awake by excessive, unwarranted noise into the ‘small hours’, I allowed myself the ‘luxury’ of ...

Chablis Grand Cru – July 2023 For a vintage finishing in ‘3’ – i.e. 2023 – the vigneron (ne)s are very happy; quantity together with quality has been their mantra. Given what was to follow in 2024, ...

Right: Chablis Grenouilles early April 2025… A new report is now online. Here. The April 2025 report has 34 producers and, mainly, their 2023s – though a few 2024s are starting to slip into the list … ...

I’m indebted to Marko de Morey for finding a small article and putting it under my nose: “COMO Le Montrachet” “In Burgundy’s vinous heartland, the COMO Group has acquired the four-star Le Montrachet, ...