Buy this wine now. Don’t read any further. Sigh. Fine. Bouvier’s Gevrey-Chambertin is, vintage after vintage, one of the triumphs of the appellation. Gevrey-Chambertin is the largest appellation in Côte de Nuits. Gevrey-Chambertin is also one of the most famous wines in France. Régis Bouvier is something of a genie, turning out lovely Burgundies at [...read more]

I like to make a New Year’s Resolution. I like to challenge myself to be better in general, because that is really what you’re doing. Whether you resolve to eat healthier, get to the gym more, watch TV less, it’s all an attempt to live better. Well my New Year’s resolution for living better comes [...read more]

Some people choose their wine on how the label looks. Others, claim that the packaging has nothing to do with their selection. I’m on the fence. I don’t choose a wine strictly because it looks pretty and I don’t refuse to try it because it looks unappealing, however I think there is something to be [...read more]

YES! The 2009 vintage of Gallety and Les Pallieres have arrived! There’s not a whole lot that I can say about these two producers that I haven’t said in the past. What’s left for me to say about the virtues of the massive 2009 vintage that I haven’t already said a dozen times? So let [...read more]

You know those wines that you just love to drink? The ones that you want to share with your favorite people and yet, at the same time, hoard away for you and you alone? Well I’ve just recently come across one of those wines. And surprise, surprise, it’s a white! Not that I don’t usually [...read more]