Category: Burgundy Wine

East, drink and sleep: the Mâconnais and Beaujolais

Fresh from a sabbatical spent in the vineyards of Domaine de la Soufrandière, Will Heslop shares his tips for a stay in the Mâconnais and neighbouring Beaujolais

The future’s bright in Beaujolais

Fresh from a trip to Beaujolais – charmed by the people, place and wines, Gemma Duncan reports on the excitement the region offers – particularly when it comes to a more natural approach

What to drink in 2018: Burgundy

In the final instalment of our series on the wines and vintages to drink this year, Buyer Adam Bruntlett considers Burgundies of both colours White Burgundy With the emergence of the phenomenon of premature oxidation in the mid-1990s, the question of how long one should keep, or indeed expect to keep, white Burgundy has become […]

The pure pleasure of Beaujolais

For our Buyer Will Heslop, there are few regions that offer as much enjoyment, interest and affordability as Beaujolais; here, he explains why In a recent blog piece, my learned colleague Simon Field MW wrote that Pinot d’Aunis is “far more interesting than Gamay”. Not only is Simon a Master of Wine and a brilliant […]