Bourgogne Wine
Le Bourguignon, your expert in Burgundy Wines, shares his findings with the best addresses and unmissable news.
If you are looking for serious information on Burgundy wines or ideas for purchases, this blog is for you!
In pictures: Burgundy ignites to fight against frost
At the beginning of spring 2020, some morning frosts have worried Burgundy winegrowers. Their favorite weapon: anti-frost candles, which illuminate the vineyard every night of struggle. After the mild winter, the sudden awakening. "The vine is officially well...
Un hiver 2019 2020 trop doux pour la vigne?
La vigne s'est mise à "pleurer" très tôt cette année (photo), signe de son réveil précoce. Logique : l'hiver 2019-2020 est le plus chaud jamais enregistré en France. Cette anomalie aura des conséquences sur le cycle de la vigne en Bourgogne, et donc sur le millésime à...
A winter 2019 2020 too mild for the vine?
The vine began to "cry" very early this year (photo), a sign of its early awakening. Logical: the winter of 2019-2020 is the hottest ever recorded in France. This anomaly will have consequences on the cycle of the vine in Burgundy, and therefore on the...
Appellations: the project that made Burgundy wine shudder
At the end of January, the winegrowers of Chablis, Dijon and Châtillon believed that they would lose their right to the AOC Bourgogne, to the benefit of Beaujolais municipalities. At the origin of this fright, a project of the INAO finally abandoned. "Long live...
In pictures: more than 80,000 visitors to Gevrey-Chambertin for Saint-Vincent Tournante 2020
The76th Saint-Vincent Tournante de Bourgogne took place in Gevrey-Chambertin on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 January 2020. Back on these two days in honor of the wines of Burgundy. It is the weekend that warms Burgundy in the heart of winter. The rotating Saint-Vincent,...
All about Saint-Vincent Tournante, the most traditional of Burgundy festivals
The 76th Saint-Vincent Tournante will take place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 January 2020 in Gevrey-Chambertin. The opportunity for lovers of Burgundy wines to gather around tastings, brass bands and ceremonies. What is Saint Vincent Tournante? It is the festival...
Bonne année 2020
Très bonne année 2020 émaillée de belles découvertes de vins de Bourgogne ! Retrouvez tous les niveaux d'appellations (Régionales, villages, villages premiers crus, Grands Crus) et toutes les régions viticoles disponibles sur la boutiques des vins de Bourgogne :...
Happy New Year 2020
Very happy new year 2020 enamelled with beautiful discoveries of Burgundy wines! Find all the levels of appellations (Regional, villages, premiers cru villages, Grands Crus) and all the wine regions available on the Burgundy wine shops:[button...
Sale hospices de beaune 2019
Only 2 weeks left before the famous wine sale of the Hospices de Beaune 2019 ! It takes place this year as every year on the 3rd weekend of November, that is to say this year 2019 between 15 and 17 November, in Beaune.What is the Hospices de Beaune charity sale?The...
Vintage 2019 in Burgundy
While the harvest ends in Burgundy, the producers count the bunches: little harvest, for once the number 9 is not synonymous with full success. As is often the case of a small harvest, the quality is clearly at the rendezvous. The pre-harvest anxiety has given way to...
Ageing of Burgundy wines: oak barrel or vat?
Ageing in oak barrels for wine is an exception: on average in the world only 1% of wines are aged in barrels.In France it is three times more, but it is obviously still very minority. Some of the most renowned regions use the Barrel in a much more marked way, such as...
Le Tour de France à Chalon sur Saône
Aujourd'hui le Tour de France a choisi Chalon sur Sâone au sud de la Bourgogne comme ville d'arrivée ! La ville de Nicéphore Niepce, inventeur de la photographie, est évidemment en effervescence depuis plusieurs jours, et les préparatifs sont engagés depuis de...
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