The Hospices de Beaune at the Hôtel-Dieu was founded in 1443 and is regarded as the world’s first modern hospital. Today, the iconic Burgundian building bears name to the important charity wine…
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To me, above anything else, Chablis represents a family story. Maybe because it is my mother’s favourite white wine and the only wine one of my cousins will drink. The…
The composition of the fine wine market has taken a swift turn. Once completely dominated by Bordeaux, Burgundy now claims 22 of the top 50 price performers on the Liv-ex…
The wines of Burgundy continue to gather interest around the world, making affordable offerings more difficult than ever to come by. Thankfully one of our all-time favourites, the Meursault superstar Domaine…
Christmas has come early. We have unearthed a parcel of classic white Burgundy from Philippe Colin at prices last seen 4 years ago – a saving of around 37%. Of perfect provenance,…
Wine Cellar has just landed a privileged allocation of Joseph Drouhin, Henri Boillot and Hudelot-Noëllat from hallowed Burgundy. The whites in 2014 are just incredible, with laser-like acidity, density and…
We’ve added four exciting new events to our Cape Town and Johannesburg tasting schedules: Hannes Storm of Hamilton Russell – 22 October, CT; 23 October, JHB Burgundy 2012 – 5 November, CT;…
This month The New York Times has devoted its ‘dining and wine’ section to one of our favourite regions: Chablis. Here, in northern Burgundy, Chardonnay produces distinctive, mineral whites with…
A problematic weather phenomenon for grape growers that we are relatively unfamiliar with in South Africa has been prominent in various winemaking regions in Europe this year. It was last year…
The chapter on Burgundy in Jancis Robinson’s latest book ‘The world Atlas of Wine’, starts off by explaining that the very name of Burgundy ‘has a sonorous ring‘. Whether the…