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June 2007
A Krug Comparison
Posted: 10:28 AM ET, June 29, 2007
I recently received an e-mail from Tom Stephenson, general manager of Crush Wine & Spirits in New York. The store was holding an informal tasting for select clients and press that would include the Krug Grande Cuvée as well as the Krug Brut 1996 and Brut 1995. Read more
Friday in the Côte de Nuits
Posted: 10:48 AM ET, June 22, 2007
My last day of visits found me in the Côte de Nuits. I started in Marsannay with another young grower, Cyril Audoin of Domaine Charles Audoin, followed by Patrice Rion and Jean-Nicolas Méo at Méo-Camuzet.
Audoin, 28, is one of a number of young, talented winemakers in Marsannay. Read more
Heavy Weather
Posted: 11:31 AM ET, June 20, 2007
Thursday afternoon found me in Aloxe-Corton and then across the Route National to Chorey-lès-Beaune.
In Aloxe, I visited Mischief and Mayhem. Read more
Champy Expands its Vineyards
Posted: 02:20 PM ET, June 18, 2007
Weatherwise, Wednesday had been a relatively benign day—warm and humid, without rain. Thursday morning, when Maison Champy director Pierre Meurgey and I visited some vineyards, a light rain was falling.
Meurgey wanted to show me some parcels Champy leased in Pommard Grands Epenots (0. Read more
Heading North
Posted: 03:59 AM ET, June 16, 2007
After two and a half days in the Côte de Beaune, I headed north to the Côte de Nuits to visit Bertrand Devillard and his son Amaury at the cellars of Domaine de Perdrix in Gevrey-Chambertin.
The Devillard family owns three separate domaines. Read more
Back in Meursault
Posted: 04:15 AM ET, June 15, 2007
Wednesday found me back in Meursault for a first visit to Domaine Remi Jobard. In addition to the 20-acre domaine, Jobard started a small negociant operation, Jobard-Chabloz, in 2002.
The negoce wines were still finishing their malolactic fermentations, so it was difficult to taste some of the samples. Read more
Two Benchmarks in Meursault
Posted: 01:47 AM ET, June 14, 2007
Tuesday was spent with two growers whose wines offer a fascinating tour of the different terroirs in the village of Meursault. It’s always a good day when you visit Domaine Roulot and Domaine des Comtes Lafon.
The key for both in 2006 was harvesting early. Read more
Stormy Mondays
Posted: 01:59 PM ET, June 12, 2007
Just as I was about to leave for my first appointment, the sky opened and it poured for about two hours. Undeterred, I headed to two domaines and one négociant with extensive holdings in Burgundy's Côte d’Or and Chablis regions.
At Domaine Darviot-Perrin, Didier and Geneviève Darviot farm 25 acres, mainly in Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet and Volnay. Read more
Chilling in Mâcon
Posted: 03:13 AM ET, June 11, 2007
After a seven-hour flight, which was delayed almost two hours, and a drive almost as long, I reached the tiny Mâcon hamlet of Colonge. I had been invited for dinner by Martine Saunier, a Burgundy importer from California. Her brother Jacques has just converted the attic of the family home, originally built in 1657, into four guest rooms. Read more
Burgundy Bound
Posted: 04:15 PM ET, June 08, 2007
I'm heading back to Burgundy tonight. I'll be taking a first look at the 2006 reds and whites in barrel. Look for my (time permitting) daily blogs to keep you up to date with my tastings. I'll be visiting some familiar names as well as some that may be new to you. Read more
A First Look at 2006 German Riesling
Posted: 08:32 AM ET, June 06, 2007
Portfolio tastings by two major German importers on two consecutive days earlier this week gave me the opportunity to taste more than 100 German Rieslings from the 2006 vintage.
It’s an interesting vintage, primarily because it was early and fast. Read more
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