Tag: Burgundy

Coming into focus: Burgundy 2020

Elle Macleod, the newest member of our Burgundy Buying team, reports on her journey into the fascinating, complex and sometimes surprising world of Burgundy. I’ve spent years learning about, and loving, Burgundy. Revering its producers. Studying its appellations. Adoring its wines. So when, earlier this year, I became the new Burgundy Buying Assistant, I was […]

Domaine J. Grivot: the new generation

Mathilde and Hubert – the new generation at Grivot – are now firmly established at their prestigious family domaine. Here, we get a rare glimpse behind some of Burgundy’s most exclusive gates. Rue de la Croix Rameau is an unassuming street in the middle of Vosne-Romanée. Here you’ll find the understated, almost anonymous, home of one […]

Camille Giroud: negotiating Burgundy

With five vintages leading Maison Camille Giroud under his belt, Carel Voorhuis opens up about his experiences so far – and how the allure of Burgundy proved impossible to resist. “Vaccinating hundreds of pigs a day wasn’t as interesting as I hoped it would be,” says Carel Voorhuis, who relinquished his veterinary studies in the […]

Domaine Naudin-Ferrand: on the margins

Claire Naudin is on the margins of Burgundy – literally and philosophically. We meet her at Domaine Naudin-Ferrand in the Hautes-Côtes to discuss her occasionally unorthodox approach and 100-year vision. At estates up, down and around the Côte d’Or, savoir-faire is handed down from one generation to the next. When Claire Naudin took over her family domaine in […]