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Visiting the Don Brial Cooperative in the Roussillon
It was a pleasure to meet the enthusiastic Jean-Claude Pedrol, a high ranking official at the Dom Brial cooperative in the Roussillon. With 250 growers, it is one of the biggest cooperatives in the...
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I was looking forward to an excursion into Maury to visit Domaine Pouderoux, an estate established in 1826. Maury is a part of the Roussillon world famous for its fortified wine and rugged landscape....
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Visiting Domaine Serre Romani in Espira de l’Agly
The last visit of the day was at a lovely property called Domaine Serre Romani, founded by the energetic Laurent and Cylia Pratx, who met during their studies as agronomists in Toulouse. Together they...
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Meeting Laurent de Bescombes of Domaine Singla
It was such a pleasure to meet the dynamic young M. Laurent de Bescombes of Domaine Singla, who came to the Conseil Interprofessional des Vins du Roussillon (CIVR) office to introduce his wines. He is...
View ArticleExperiencing the Unique Soils and Wine of the Roussillon
The Roussillon region of France is breathtakingly gorgeous, with dramatic tall mountains jaggedly framing wide open blue skies. Everything in sight – gnarly bush vines, minerals sparkling in the black...
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Visit to Paul Pernot & Fills with Jeanne-Marie de Champs of Domaine et Saveurs
On this day shortly before the 2017 Hospices de Beaune weekend, our visits commenced with Paul Pernot in Puligny Montrachet. For the first time, we were joined by the next generation of Paul Pernot...
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Tasting Wine with Jean-Nicholas Meo of Meo-Camuzet
Today Jean-Nicholas Meo has a brilliant reputation as the head of the respected Meo-Camuzet estate in Vosne-Romanee, but actually he spent much of his life in Paris with his politician father. The Meo...
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Visiting the Producers of Jeanne-Marie De Champs & Domaines Et Saveurs...
Jeanne-Marie De Champs is quite lucky to represent a “jewel case” of the finest wine producers in Burgundy and Beaujolais with her Domaines Et Saveurs Collection. Yet the word “luck” isn’t really...
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Visiting Domaine Silvain Langoureau with Jeanne-Marie De Champs
One can always count on Jeanne-Marie Du Champs to represent the very best producers in their region. This was not my first time to visit Domaine Langoureau, but each time I visit I appreciate this...
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Attending La Paulée de Meursault 2017
It was such an honor to be part of one of the most exiting lunches in the history of the world, known as the La Paulée de Meursault. Though this celebration of the harvest first manifested in 1923,...
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2017 En Primeur Vintage in Bordeaux
Lively, energetic Olivier Bernard, the owner of Domaine de Chevalier and the President of the Union Des Grands Crus, delivered an enthusiastic greeting to the international journalists attending the En...
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Bordeaux Producers Shine at NYC Wine Media Lunch
What a great presentation of fabulous vintages of Bordeaux wine. You will see in the picture the four representatives from the very top estates in Bordeaux who came to New York to showcase several of...
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#AlsaceRocks Trade Events in NYC
It was very exciting to attend the #AlsaceRocks event on June 24, where lucky guests had the opportunity to try a very wide variety of Alsace wines, ranging from sparkling to late harvest. Wines of...
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Visiting Domaine Morot in Burgundy
Domaine Morot Quite a wonderful thing when the chateau on the picture of a bottle of Burgundian wine actually matches the chateau itself – especially if that chateau had been created in 1820. The...
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Visiting Domaine Parent in Burgundy
Domaine Parent Domaine Parent It was delightful to see Anne Parent again, who is in charge of her family’s Pommard-based Domaine Parent with her sister Catherine. The domaine was established in 1787,...
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Visiting Domaine M. Bouzereau in Burgundy
Domaine M. Bouzereau I have been lucky to meet Jean-Baptiste Bouzereau (son of Michel) a few times over the years, and with his sophisticated manner and blondish hair he appears as structured and...
View ArticleVisiting New (And Familiar) Producers of Jeanne-Marie De Champs of Domaines...
Visiting Burgundy Wine Producers During Hospices De Beaune 2018 One of the joys of visiting during the Hospices De Beaune auction is the opportunity to visit new and familiar wine producers with...
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Snapshot of Roi Chambertin Tasting in Gevrey-Chambertin
MDV with organizer Fabienne Nicot of Histoires des vins One of the many highlights of visiting Burgundy during the Hospices de Beaune is the annual tasting of Gevrey-Chambertin wines. This year the...
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Snapshot: La Paulee de Meursault 2018
My place setting One of my favorite activities in Burgundy for the Hospices de Beaune auction weekend is the traditional “La Paulee de Meursault.” It first manifested in 1923, when Jules Lafon of...
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Hospices de Beaune 2018 Auction: Record $16.17 million
It is true that the world can not get enough fine Beaune wine! This year there was very heated bidding for the wines on offer, with a new record for a single barrel being the Batard-Montrachet Grand...
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