In January we’ll be launching our offering of Burgundy 2018 En Primeur. Having spent several weeks tasting the vintage and talking to growers, our Burgundy Buyer Adam Bruntlett provides a full run-down of the 2018 growing season in the Côte d’Or Update: Adam’s Burgundy 2019 vintage report is now available. This is one of the […]

Perched in amongst the cool slopes of the Hautes Côtes – a region that might once have been a source of lowlier bottlings – the Carré family crafts exceptional wines that offer pure pleasure. Burgundy Buying Assistant Will Heslop introduces the domaine A glitch occurs in the space-time continuum on the sleepy road from Pommard […]

In part two of our guide to Burgundy, our Wine Director Mark Pardoe MW continues south through the region, running through the villages of the Côte de Beaune Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses & Ladoix-Serrigny Produces: red and white wineThese three villages are included at the top table because of their shared ownership of the Grands Crus on […]

Burgundy winemakers today face a very different climate to their forebears: but while warmer summers might seem like a blessing, they bring their own challenges. Our Buyer Adam Bruntlett reports on how the region’s vignerons are adapting in the vineyard and winery Burgundy drinkers might be forgiven for thinking we are living in something of […]