Another perfect day in Burgundy. Drinking a wondeful rose from Corbieres as I write this. Should be 85 and sunny the rest of the week. Sunny is good for grapes and harvest should start around Sept 25th. This morning visited a producer in Savigny les Beaune—Ecard. He did not speak a lick of English but [More]

Drinking a 92 Grand Cru Chablis as I write this. Yesterday started tasting in St. Aubin, which is a very large appelation and very beautiful. Got a tour and went into the Le Montrachet vineyard, which is the most expensive Chardonnay in the world. We hopped a beautiful stone wall into a part of the [More]

Tasted over 50 wines today and my palate is destroyed. Drinking a beer now at the end of the day. Started with a producer in Mersault. Pulled up to some dudes house; you would never guess that he had a cellar with a few thousand bottles of wine. Brutal 9am tasting there. You spit it [More]

I am transcribing my journal from Burgundy into posts and hope to have a link to some photos soon. Enjoy! Sitting outside chez Nicholas (Nico) Potel. Decided to write a journal because pictures are not enough. The house is right across from the street in Nuits St. George. Weather is storybook: warm, sunny, clear days [More]

I am in Nuits St George staying at the house of Nicholas Potel. Had a wonderful dinner of Beef Borgogne and a lovely Premier Cru red Burgundy. Then ate greatest cheese ever with more red Burgundy. Today went to Beaune and bought vin, fromage, paté and had a feast back at Potel’s. Drank a 1987 [More]

Hey, I feel like Jim Anchower in the Onion: “Sorry I haven’t rapped at ya for a while…” Hopefully this will make up for it. I leave for France in two days for a mega-wine tour and harvest experience. I will be working a harvest for Nicholas Potel in Burgundy at the end of September. [More]

2002 Fevre Grand Cru Chablis Les Clos Wow, I never new Chablis could have a little richness like this. It has wonderful freshness, acidity, purity of the Chardonnay grape. Then this very subtle, lingering richness that stays with you for a loooong time. Whereas the Corton Charlemange was all about POWER, this Grand Cru Burgundy [More]

2000 Latour Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru   I got a wicked deal on this…only 40 bucks.  It blew me away.  Incredible richness, elegance…aroma/flavor of caramel, toffee, creme brulee.  The finish lasted forever.  Anyone who says white wines cannot be powerful, you must have a Corton-Charlemagne.  I must quote from The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil, writing [More]