Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 5 – The White Village of Meursault
We explore the Geology, Geography and Wines of the Côte de Beaune Village, Meursault
Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 6 – The Reds of Pommard from the Côte de Beaune
We explore the Geology, Geography and Wines of Pommard
Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 10 – Chablis
We explore the Geology, Geography and Wines of Chablis
Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 7 – The Village of Nuits-Saint-Georges
We explore the Geology, Geography and Wines of the Côte de Nuits Villages: Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Nuits-Saint-Georges
Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 4 – The White(ish) Villages of Chassagne-Montrachet, Pugliny-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin
We explore the Geology, Geography and Wines of the Côte de Beaune Villages: Chassagne-Montrachet, Pugliny-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin
Wine Decoded Tasting Revolution: Wine Bite 1 – Depth & Length
Today we’re looking at the value of tasting in Context & with Contrast & we’re covering the first two things to look at when you’re trying to work out whether a wine is any good.
Depth or Concentration and Length or Persistence.
Q&A with Paul: “How does the percentage of new oak affect wine?”
Don’t get hung up the numbers, the numbers can lie! Taste it, looking for balance!
Q&A with Paul “Where do You Stand as far as No Addition So-Called “Natural Wines” are Concerned?”
There is a lot of confusion around natural wine, for several reasons: it lacks a consistent definition, consumers don’t truly know what it means, there are many makers that abuse the label and use it as an excuse for making bad wine.
My default position, the wine still has to be delicious in the glass and be begging for you to drink more no matter what name it has.
Just How Does Sulphur Affect Wine? + A Pro Tip for Buying Old Wine
Most of the articles you see about how wine develops in the bottle over time explore the standard evolution of a single wine.
Taking this one step further, I ran an experiment over 18 years ago. Today you get to see the results.
Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 3 – Get it in your Gob. Tasting the Villages, Classifications, the Phases of Ageing
During an impromptu tasting of Burgundies from Stéphane Magnien we got to explore the Villages of Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny & Gevrey-Chambertin. Comparison of the 3 offering great insights into Burgundy in the glass!
Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 2 – Tiny Old Vines & Heaps of them!
As you drive down the A6 from Paris, turn off at the N74 you start to see grape vines. Initially, you think you’ve gone a little cross-eyed from the long flight. Then you realise your eyes aren’t lying the vines are minute and packed close together!
Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 1 – Vineyards, Classifications & Villages
This will be the first in many articles to help you understand Burgundy, the mythical home of Pinot Noir & Chardonnay.
Understanding Burgundy Starts with the Different Villages & After that it Just Keeps Getting Better!
You haven’t lived until you’ve swum through a vat of vino! BUCKET LIST!
If swimming through a vat of vino isn’t on your bucket list, stop reading this now. Go and write it down … RIGHT NOW!
The Sommelier is Dead, Long Live Rob Higgs!! A Fantasmagorical Creation
Creativity & passion, like an alien, has inseminated Rob Higgs‘ brain! He has given birth to a fantasmagorical creation. It is the replacement for the Sommelier!