Archive for October 2015
Red wine being racked out of a vat. The red sludge left behind is the dead yeast cells.Nuits St Georges was my destination this morning. And to say I was excited about the visit would be an understatement. I'd never been to Domaine Gouges before and it's a long time since I last sampled any of their…
Barrel samples ready for tasting at Domaine Camus-Bruchon in SavignyWhat a day: a day of bright sunshine and crisp northerly breezes. I am going to keep this short. It is now half past tomorrow's first hour and I require a period of dormancy.I have tasted in the Cote de Nuits this morning at produce…
A Mercedes, spotted this afternoon, inconveniently parked on a Cote de Beaune vineyardIt's been a fine first day in Burgundy after my train journey yesterday. I'd never traveled to Burgundy by railway, but had been advised by those with experience of such things that it was, in short, a doddle. And …