Discovering the Mâconnais (6) Domaine Gilles et Sylvie Guerrin
Website: www.gillesguerrin-vins.com/ Meeting with Blandine Guerrin. Vergisson, a small, pretty village, is found between the Vergisson (pictured above) and Solutré
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Discovering the Mâconnais (5) Domaine Fichet
Website: www.domainefichet.fr Domaine Fichet is one of the most impressive of the Mâconnais domaines I’ve visited. They are based in
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Discovering the Mâconnais (4) Cave d’Azé
Website: www.caveaze.com Cave D’Azé is another of the cooperative wineries in the Mâconnais. They have 60 partner growers farming 280
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Discovering the Mâconnais (3) Château de la Greffière
Website: https://chateaudelagreffiere.com/en/ Greffière is an exciting producer in the Mâconnais, based in La Roche Vineuse, and they also have a
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Discovering the Mâconnais (2) Terres Secrètes
Website: https://terres-secretes.com/en/ The wine world needs good, affordable wine, and when cooperatives are well run, they can help provide it.
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The wines of Dugat Py, a leading domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin, Bourgogne
Website: http://www.dugat-py.com Things are changing in Burgundy (or Bourgogne, as the region now likes to be called). A new generation
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Discovering the Mâconnais (1) the southern outpost of Bourgogne
I’ve spent the last few days in the Mâconnais, the southern outpost of Bourgogne (or Burgundy as it is known
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Albert Bichot: an important Bourgogne negociant and land-owner, currently making some excellent wines
Website: www.albert-bichot.com Most people think of Albert Bichot as a negociant, but this isn’t doing the full justice. While negociant
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Château de Pommard/Famille Carabello-Baum, Bourgogne, France: 2022 releases
Website: https://chateaudepommard.com/ In 2014, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Michael Baum bought the historical Château de Pommard with its 25 hectares of
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Domaine des Lambrays: hitting fresh heights with a new cellar and some new wines, plus two gems from the 1930s
Website: https://www.lambrays.com/en/le-domaine-des-lambrays/ It’s rare to get a chance to taste through so many wines from a top Burgundy producer in
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