Burgundy
Burgfest 2022 Full Report
The Burgfest tasting of 2022 whites taught me that this is a great white Burgundy vintage that sits ...
Burgfest 2022 First Impressions
Part way through our marathon tasting of white Burgundies from the 2022 vintage, someone asked:
“Is...
Montrachet & Musigny – Lunch With Joseph Drouhin
Joseph Drouhin Lunch @ Caratere
In November this year, I was invited to attend a spectacular ...
When One Egg Is Un Oeuf – And When It Is Not!
Just in case you haven’t heard the old classic joke: why do the French only have one egg for breakfa...
2021 Red Burgfest – Cosmic Balance Is Restored
At the beginning of last month the Burgfest group blind-tasted our way through about 250 samples of ...
The M’M Show: Burgfest 2021 Reds Interviews
Introducing The M&M Show: four swift episodes with Matthew Hemming MW and Miles Davis on all thi...
The Wines We Drink!!
One of the internal chat groups at Vinum Fine Wines goes by the name of ‘The Wines We Drink’.There m...
Vinum On Tour With Pol Roger Portfolio
Pol Roger Portfolio 35th year anniversary Trip
Edinburgh based Fiona Spawforth really too...
Redefining the Fine Wine Experience: Wanderthirst, Dujac Paulée & La Gaffelière Dinners
If there’s one thing I’ve been thinking about lately, it’s how much the fine wine world still leans ...
The Villages of the Côte de Nuits: Icons of Burgundy Pinot Noir
The villages of the Côte de Nuits are synonymous with some of the world’s most revered Pinot Noirs. ...
White Burgundy on a Knife Edge – 2021s at Burgfest
After an extensive blind tasting of the top 2021 white Burgundies, if I was shopping for these wines...
2021 Burgundy From the Archives Report
I’ve just returned from the Burgfest tasting of 2021 whites and am about to write up my notes. Befor...
A Fresh Look At 2017 Burgundy & Bordeaux
It is perhaps no secret that the 2017 vintage in Burgundy is offering a great deal of drinking pleas...
Venturing off the RN74 – Drinking Off The Beaten Track in Burgundy
“That’s it, I’m done! I’m priced out of Burgundy!”
If you’re interested in fine Burgundy, and haven...
The Asian Wine Market: In conversation with Timothy Goh of Vinum Fine Wines
Timothy Goh, Sales Director of Vinum Fine Wines Singapore, joins Sarah Kemp on The Wines Conversatio...
Burgundy 2023 Vintage Report
Three and a half days of tasting, 19 domaines, 200ish wines: all to remind me how little I know!
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Discovering Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter
Attending the Clos de Vougeot masterclass at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter was a rare treat, an i...
Decant / De-can’t, When Do You Pour Yours?
Pouring wine from a bottle into another serving vessel, to remove sediment or aid oxygenation, shoul...
Berries to Barrels: Barreling and Beyond!
While the Corton-Charlemagne and Pernand-Vergelesses quietly crackle in their barrels, it’s time for...
How To Start A Wine Collection
Collecting wine is a fantastic hobby. Buying special cases or bottles, tucking them away and thinkin...
Berries to Barrels: Beginning of the Fermentation
After the excitement of the harvest, everything has calmed down. The sun has been replaced by rain, ...
Berries to Barrels: Wrapping up the Harvest 2024
The harvest season is wrapping up in Burgundy. The last grapes are being clipped from the vines whil...
Burgfest Report: 2020 Reds
To use a technical term, the Burgfest tasting of 2020 whites was an absolute belter. I was amazed th...
Berries to Barrels: A Month in the Trenches at Domaine Follin-Arbelet
Burgundy 2024 Harvest and Winemaking Journal
Bienvenue to my Harvest and Winemaking Journal! For ...
A sneak peek at Burgundy’s 2023 vintage – Matthew Hemming
Last week, during a rushed couple of days in Burgundy, I managed to steal a couple of afternoons to ...
Groffier Dinner Report
For some years I have been fascinated by the wines of Domaine Robert Groffier. At the Burgfest blind...
Burgfest Report: 2020 Whites
That we were asking ourselves whether 2020 had provided the best ever white Burgfest tells you all y...
Burgundy 2022 Release Schedule
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a fine and consistent Burgundy vintage on our hands! Very good wines a...
Tasting Louis Latour’s 2022 Burgundies
Lush, Open and Delicious: Louis Latour’s 2022 Burgundies
January traditionally sees the release of ...
2022 Burgundy – How wrong we were!
In 2022 the Burgfest tasting of 2018 reds fell during the early days of the harvest. I have clear re...
Fete Du Bourgogne: Tasting the 2019 Whites at Burgfest
Earlier this year the Burgfest tasting of 2019 white Burgundy delivered the most exciting, most sati...
Vinum’s Fete du Bourgogne
The eagle-eyed may have spotted a reference to a special series of Burgundy offers in yesterday's Th...
Vintage Report: Burgundy 2021 by Matthew Hemming MW
Our first thoughts on the new vintage, tasted in the Cote d'Or late last year.
Chiselled whites wit...