Burgundy Makes a Pass at China
As many of you know, I spent a week or so of November in Burgundy on a press tour of
Domaine Buisson-Battault, Meursault, France: Current Releases and Library Wines
Part of the charm of Burgundy has to do with the context of many of the wineries and their cellars.
Vinography Images: Harvest Burden
Harvest Burden South American wine regions have a frontier-like quality, a rusticity that has been bred out of some other
2009 Domaine Alain Gras Saint Romain Rouge, Burgundy, France
The vineyards of the Côte de Beaune spill off the limestone cliffs that mark the eastern edge of the region
The First-Timer’s Guide to Les Trois Glorieuses of Hospices de Beaune
As some of you know, I spent the week before last tramping around Burgundy and then spent the weekend at
The Best Wine Bar in the Universe?
I like wine bars. I wish there were more of them around when I was single and had the energy
Vinography Images: Vineyard Flowers
Vineyard Flowers In we’re now in the midst of summer in the southern hemisphere, but in some cases you can
Book Review: Secrets of the Sommeliers by Rajat Parr and Jordan MacKay
Review by Tim Patterson. Secrets of the Sommeliers, a collaboration between Rajat Parr, wine director for the Michael Mina group
You Should Be a Wine Writer. Officially.
The wine world is made of dreams. Some people dream about drinking wine. Some people dream about making wine. And
1957 R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia Blanco, Rioja, Spain
There are few wineries in Spain whose names conjure the heritage and prestige evoked by R. Lopez de Heredia. Don
Burgundy vs. The USA: A Human Perspective
I expected to learn a lot on my first visit to Burgundy. After years of tasting the region’s wines at
Domaine des Vignes du Maynes, Cruzille, France: Current Releases
I went to Burgundy to dig my feet into the dirt a bit. To get down on my hands and
Vinography Images: Vineyards on the Moon
Vineyards on the Moon One of the great things about Chile, where photographer Matt Wilson makes his home and does
Happy Thanksgiving from Vinography
To my fellow American readers, and anyone else celebrating, Happy Thanksgiving. We all have much to be thankful for if
My Burgundy Photographs
I’m still a bit too jet lagged to be of much use after my trip to Burgundy. I’ve got a
Robert M. Parker, Jr: The Cartoon
Spotted very prominently displayed in a bookstore in Beaune, France: Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer I first learned of
Live (Sort of) From the Hospices de Beaune
The Hospices de Beaune wine auction is still in full swing. It opened with great enthusiasm this afternoon, just as
Vinography Images: Above the Valley
Above the Valley This is a photograph of the El Olivar Vineyards of Viu Manent in Chile’s Colchagua valley. I
The Wines of Rully on a Wednesday Morning
Press trips like the one I’m on are not exactly the vacations that my friends and many readers imagine them
