The July Fourth weekend is just nine days away. A local beer might seem the patriotic choice, but we’ll throw our hat into the ring in case you’re moved to support your enterprising local importers. It was the struggle against import tariffs, after all, that helped kick off this whole experiment.
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Tasting Trip Video Blog: Trip Recap
Recap from Paris | 6.20.16
Tasting Trip Video Blog: Day 13
Jura, Beaune, Vougeot | 6.19.16
Tasting Blog: Day Twelve
No new tastings today, but a full day of events. We spent the morning with the visiting Boston Chapter of the Chevaliers du Tastevin -- we visited domaine in Beaune whose vines are in Pommard, and did a fascinating 10 year vertical of the Pommard, stretching back to 2005.
Tasting Trip Video Blog: Day Twelve
Beaune, Vosne-Romanée | 6.17.16
Tasting Trip Video Blog: Day Eleven
Chassagne-Montrachet, Santenay, Nuits-St-Georges, Auxey-Duresses, Beaune | 6.16.16
Travel Blog: Day Eleven
We started the morning in Chassagne-Montrachet, home to rich, beautiful, elegant wines with silky golden texture and balancing freshness. As it has often this week, the conversation centered around the dismal outlook for 2016. With warm sun and cool rain going punch for punch all day long this week, the specter of mildew is ever present. Happily, the 2014s in…
Tasting Blog: Day Ten
The sun was out before breakfast this morning, an odd sight of late. We drove north to our first appointment in Morey-St-Denis, as clusters of sunlight chased each other among the rows of vines. Our producer in Morey-St-Denis made excellent wine this year -- the 2014s are juicy and croquant, with attractive mouthfeels and great refinement. We caught up on…
Tasting Trip Video Blog: Day Ten
Morey-St-Denis, Beaune, Rully, Meursault | 6.15.16
Tasting Blog: Day Nine
We dodged large raindrops this morning running from our car to the domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin. Situated in a majestic mansion dating to 1700, this domaine makes fine, elegant red Burgundies that are delicate and finessed. Tasted some beautiful 2014s, which should both require and reward some patience.
Tasting Trip Video Blog: Day Nine
Gevrey-Chambertin, Ladoix, Monthelie, Beaune | 6.14.16
Travel Blog: Day Eight
Coffee, baguettes, and Beurre d’Isigny this morning -- strikes and lunch breaks notwithstanding, there’s something civilized about a country with a protected AOC for butter.
Tasting Trip Video Blog: Day Eight
Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée, Beaune | 6.13.16
Tasting Trip Video Blog: Day Seven
Chablis, Beaune | 6.11.16
Travel Blog: Day Six
Up early again today for our trip south -- it’s about an hour drive to the Beaujolais, and the region greeted us with sunny skies, a pleasant breeze and an impressive morning of discovery.