Côte d’Or – where Chardonnay and Pinot reach their apogee
My love of wine started with the pale reds of Burgundy, spread to Italy and then around the world. But I keep returning to the mystery of how these insubstantial looking wines can delight, disappoint and, occasionally, amaze. And then there are the whites. Here are my main posts and pages on the Côte D’Or region of eastern, central France.
- Albert Bichot’s whites – from Chassagne to Chablis
- Corton in red – a short vertical of one of Burgundy’s greatest vineyards
- Two celebrations – meets five decades of red Burgundy
- Burgundy highways and byways – BIVB’s big annual tasting, 2011
- Meursault Masters – at Corney & Barrow’s 2011 en primeur tasting
- Burgundy at the home of cricket – an unlikely combination of the 2010 tasting at Lord’s under snow
- Something to celebrate: 1990 – why it’s worth keeping some red Burgundy
- Weekend bottles – Burgundy is not just for special occasions
- Red Burgundy’s contribution to European unity – we may disagree about politics or religion …
- Vineyard worship – from the Côte d’Or to Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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