A nice wine, and a very interesting wine, from a couple of days ago: The Crémant from Chablis has been, effectively, my ‘house’ crémant for a few years now – Romain Collet knows ...

Yes I’ve been lax, but the necessary focus for publishing over 150 domaine reports has been recovered – now that I’m not actually spending all my time & days just visiting ...

Tasting at Domaine Roty is always a small marathon – this year extended with a few goodies. Here you can laugh at my pathetic attempts to guess blind… #1 Lots of colour but some small ...

I hardly remember when I bought this wine; it was from a (Swiss) auction lot that included 2 0r 3 of these and half a dozen 1980 Charlemagnes that fit for a friend’s birthyear. The 1980s not ...

What a shame – a case shared with the late Marko de Morey – because this was completely corked… Newer converts to Burgundy, or indeed Sylvain Pataille may, understandably, have a ...

Tasted in Beaune with Marie Briotet, 24 June 2025. Domaine Briotet-d’Aprigny Place Madeleine 21200 Beaune Their Instagram A ...

Tasted in Marsannay-la-Côte with Laurent Fournier, 26 June 2025. Domaine Jean Fournier 29, rue du Château 21160 ...

Tasted with Clément Robinet, in Fuissé, 25 June 2025. Domaine Ferret 61, rue du Plan 719 60 Fuissé Tel: +33 3 85 35 61 56 ...

Tasted with Laurenne Arnaud in Viviers, 05 June 2025 Domaine Jeremy Arnaud 8 Rue de Derrière les Fossés 89700 Viviers Tel: ...

Tasted at the BIVB’s Technical Centre in Beaune – all tasted blind: The wines… White Villages: Maison Alex Gambal, Beaune Blanc Vibrant, mineral, a suggestion of reduction too. Moth-filling ...

Tasted at the BIVB’s Technical Centre in Beaune – all tasted blind: Starting with a lonely but delicious red: Andre Moingeon, St.Aubin 1er Vieilles-Vignes Hmm, that has a nice vibration – a more ...

Tasted at the BIVB’s Technical Centre in Beaune – all tasted blind: The wines… Lippe Boileau, Marsannay Blanc Les Reccilles Not a large nose but one with some nice, clean, boiled sweets ...