A Look Back To The 2017 Vintage
The 2017 harvest in Burgundy was a story of better fortunes and welcome relief from the trials and tribulations experienced the previous year. It’s true that wine-growing Europe suffered widespread spring frosts in 2017 which seriously affected producers—but for once, they were generally not Burgundy producers. Continue »
Dec 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM
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Heart of Burgundy Newsletter - December 2023
December marks a turning point in the year here in Burgundy. The harvest is over. The new wine is agitated, not ready to settle just yet. The light-hearted heavy heads of the Hospices de Beaune festivities give way to a serenity that comes from a job well done. Winter settles in. Thoughts turn to wood fires. Another wardrobe. The smell of pine fills... Continue »
Dec 16, 2023 at 11:00 PM
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Spotlight on: Domaine Joliet – from Burgundy to the New York Times
Founded by the Cistercians in 1142, the famous vineyard known as Clos de Perrière was purchased in 1853 by the Joliet family, who own it to this day (5 hectares of vines and the imposing Manoir de la Perrière in the appellation Fixin, located at the northerly end of the Cote de Nuits). There has been a building there since before the famous monks... Continue »
Dec 5, 2023 at 11:47 AM
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