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EVERY UNDERDOG HAS ITS DAY – ALIGOTÉ, BURGUNDY’S LESSER-KNOWN GRAPE

When something is difficult, it’s often a sign that it is worth doing. Sometimes, you know you’re onto a good thing because it’s tough. And while this may be a general truism, it’s particularly apt when you’re talking about Aligoté, the second white grape of Burgundy. It’s always been a hard sell, irregular in quality, and hence often described as a ‘small wine’, unlike its more famous (and more compliant) cousin Chardonnay.  Continue »

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