Burgundy Archives | Palate Press

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“You do not notice changes in what is always before you.” - Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette I first reported on Burgundy’s Women and Wine organization in 2016 for Palate Press, and this year marks the twentieth anniversary of Femmes et vins de Bourgogne or FEVB. Back in 2000, Burgundy [Bourgogne in French] Read More

2017 Amici Pinot Noir Russian River Valley – crafted in a Burgundian style

Becky Sue Epstein

Wine Reviews

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If you are like me, secretly crossing your fingers and hoping for a taste of Burgundy when you sip California pinot noirs, you will be rewarded here. Sip lightly for the first few minutes until the wine opens up in the glass and more red berry aromas blossom on the Read More

2015 Edna Valley Vineyard Heritage Chardonnay, Winemaker Series

Becky Sue Epstein

Wine Reviews

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This is my style of chardonnay, more Burgundian than New World. There’s oak and richness but crispness on the palate, especially in the beginning and end. Peach, tangerine and minerality all contribute to the complexity, with acidity and good structure in the body and finish. Good balance. Sip on its Read More

Law and Order DOC: No Wine before its Crime

Gary Thomas

Features

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How would Sherlock Holmes deal with wine crime? After all, the famous detective definitely appreciated fine wine. In the very first Holmes story (“The Sign of the Four”) he drank not only red burgundy from Beaune with lunch, but old Hungarian Tokay and three glasses of port after dinner, and Read More

What We’re Drinking – 2015 Joseph Drouhin Pouilly-Vinzelles

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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A beautifully classic white Burgundy wine: in fact, this is the style of wine that got me interested in wine in the first place. If you chill the bottle in your refrigerator, you’ll want to take it out 15-30 minutes before drinking so the wine can show off its various Read More

Burgundy: Hearts or Minds?

Simon J Woolf

Features

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My first education in wine came from my mum - a woman who loved fermented juice in a simple, unpretentious way, and who rarely if ever bought a bottle that cost more than $20. Bordeaux wines, she told me, were for the mind - the intellect even. Whereas Burgundy and Pinot Read More

Will We Ever Get Burgundy Back in Our Glasses?

Gary Thomas

About Features

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We’ve loved and lost – but is there a glimmer of new hope now? I. The Affair and the Breakup I have loved Burgundy wines since I was knee-high to a jeroboam. They were the wines of my first bloom of vinous exploration (once I got past my Boone’s Farm Read More

Countdown to New Year’s Eve: South Africa, France, and Gilding the Lily

Becky Sue Epstein

Features

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Each week until the end of the year we’ll take a look at different types of sparkling wines – Champagne included, of course – so you’ll be able to make a great choice for your New Year’s Eve occasion. Rather than an exhaustive explanation of champagnes and sparkling wines, this series is Read More

Women and Wine in Burgundy, Revisited

2017 Amici Pinot Noir Russian River Valley – crafted in a Burgundian style

2015 Edna Valley Vineyard Heritage Chardonnay, Winemaker Series

Law and Order DOC: No Wine before its Crime

What We’re Drinking – 2015 Joseph Drouhin Pouilly-Vinzelles

Burgundy: Hearts or Minds?

Will We Ever Get Burgundy Back in Our Glasses?

Countdown to New Year’s Eve: South Africa, France, and Gilding the Lily

2018 Ghost of a Chance Wines “Gangster of Love” Red, Sierra Foothills

2020 One Flock Sauvignon Blanc

2020 One Flock Red Wine, California

Bellenda San Fermo, Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Superiore, Brut

2021 David Frost Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, South Africa