Situated on the famed Corton Hill, which sits between the villages of Pernand-Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton, and Ladoix-Serrigny and is home to the acclaimed Corton ...
There are 35 red-wine-growing Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy (vineyards designated as tippy-top by the government)...and the reveal-all wine confession had better be specific about these, as well.
Johnnes is the James Beard Award-winning sommelier who helped put Burgundy wines in their current position at the top of the market through his efforts, first at Montrachet, and then for Daniel Boulud ...
If you want a straightforward document about the wine you’re about to drink, its label may not be that helpful. As we’ve discussed before with the opaque world of “reserve” and “grand reserve,” “grand ...
5 Jul, 2018 For many wine lovers and collectors, Grand Cru Burgundy – the French region’s very best pinot noir and chardonnay – is the Holy Grail. James Halliday was privileged to taste a selection of ...
This misconception is not false, provided it is understood in the plural sense of the term. The terms "grand cru" (a classification of high-quality vineyards) do correspond to precise definitions, but ...
Ray Walker was happily employed as a financial adviser at Merrill Lynch & Co. in San Francisco until a gulp of wine coerced him into leaving for France to buy $140,000 worth of grapes with a dream to ...
Whether they have ever tasted a drop of its precious nectar or not, every serious wine lover the world over has heard of Romanée-Conti. This walled grand cru is not just the name of a precious ...