At Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.
Burgundy is among the most highly revered wine producing regions in the world. But a lot of Burgundy fans will admit their knowledge about the wine they love pretty much stops there. Burgundy is generally thought of as too big and too complex to ever get your head around it. We felt that way too, until our recent trip to the region. Being there and seeing it and experiencing it sorted out a lot of things for us. It gave us a better overall understanding and showed how the little snippets of information we had picked up over the years fit into the whole Burgundy picture. In fact, it allowed us to simplify understanding Burgundy into 5 straightforward and easy to remember concepts.
This brief article should allow you to come away with a good general understanding of Burgundy and its wines. It will give you the lay of the land so that you won’t just grasp the basics of Burgundy, you will also have a simple structure that will allow you to remember these concepts when you next need them; like when choosing which Burgundy to have next!
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Our tasting lineup.
For almost a century and a half, the Drouhin family has been a mainstay in the heart of Beaune representing some of the best wines of Burgundy. In today’s wine world, it’s a rarity to find larger reputable houses that are still in family hands, however Maison Joseph Drouhin has managed to buck the trend with respect to its longevity, while simultaneously maintaining an impressively consistent level of quality throughout that time.
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From our numerous AdVINEtures across the world’s wine regions, the common thread we hear from all good winemakers is that it all starts in the vineyard—you must have good fruit to make great wine.
David Moreau
Nowhere is this respect for the terroir more evident than in Burgundy, arguably the most revered wine region in the world. Given the diversity within that region, they don’t just specify the region from where their wines are produced, they specify the actual plot of land. David Moreau works with just 5 hectares of vineyards in and around Santenay and he is making wines of exceptional quality that have landed him at the top of our ‘hidden treasure’ list.
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The chateau at Philippe et Arnaud Dubreuil.
In the Côte de Beaune region of Burgundy, Domaine Philippe et Arnaud Dubreuil is a relatively ‘young’ family estate that has been producing critically acclaimed wines for more than 7 decades. Arnaud Dubreuil represents the 3rd generation now overseeing operations, but it almost didn’t end up that way.
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A reputation for quality & consistency.
For wine lovers, Burgundy can conjure up a wide spectrum of notions ranging from reverence to pretention, and for many, utter confusion. It is a region that has its own parameters and identifiers that are complicated, but reward those that are patient with some of the most sought-after wines in the world. Maison Louis Jadot is a Burgundian winery that can be relied on year after year for producing consistently high-quality wines, many of which are accessible to those without a collector’s budget.
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A true Burgundian gem.
There is a saying that the best things come in threes and that is certainly ringing true in the case of Domaine Truchetet, a small winery in Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits wine-growing region that is garnering a lot of critical acclaim thanks to a talented family trio.
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Weekend Wine Getaways
While we’re currently on an AdVINEture ourselves, the Daily Hive asked us to put together some of our very favourite getaways to help inspire you to enjoy some of what the west coast has to offer in terms of wine weekends. From the Sunshine Coast and southern Gulf Islands of BC down to the American Riviera in California, we’ve put together six romantic getaways for wine and food lovers on the West Coast. Click here to read more. Cheers!
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Viognier (pronounced “vee-own-yay”) is the white grape most often associated with the Northern Rhone district in France that is capable of making rich wines with a heady bouquet.
Viognier grapes [source: Lariana Cellars]
Wine-writer Jancis Robinson has referred to Viognier as “the hedonist’s wine” and we certainly agree. Though difficult to handle, in the right hands it is capable of making delicious wine. Its story is quite unique, and we think well worth reading about.
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