Category: Burgundy Wine

Tasting Burgundy (day two)

David Jones continues his vinous journey through Burgundy with geology lessons, new vineyard tours and some rather special tastings (Richebourg ’87, anyone?) Domaine Bruno Clavelier A visit to Bruno Clavelier at his Vosne Romanée Domaine can feel more like a school geology lesson than a wine tasting: the first thing you see as you walk […]

Tasting highlights from a trip to Burgundy

Leaving the teeming metropolis of Hong Kong for the quiet alleys of Vosne Romanée on a sleepy Sunday afternoon is quite an experience. Along with five colleagues, Private Account Manager David Jones recently joined Jasper Morris MW for a two-and-a-half day tour of region to taste the wines and to meet the people who made […]

Weathering the storm: hail in Burgundy

As, once again, Burgundian producers are left to assess the damage wreaked by a short-but-sharp hail strike, Jasper Morris MW – our buyer who lives in the region for much of the year – weighs up the vignerons’ options for protecting their precious crop. Which job could be more wonderful than the life of a […]

Behind the scenes at the Decanter World Wine Awards

The wine world has plenty of competitions and dishes out numerous medals – but few make the industry sit up and take notice like the Decanter World Wine Awards. Our buyer Jasper Morris MW gives us his behind-the-scenes insight into the judging for this year’s Burgundy category. I spent three fulfilling days last week chairing […]