Aligoté

Don’t call it Burgundy: How to find great wines for less from France’s Bourgogne region

Way back in the 1990s, when I began visiting “Burgundy,” as it was then commonly called, in France, it was not so easy to navigate the region’s many wine producers, villages and restaurants. There was little readily available information on the internet. English was rarely spoken and arranging tastings at the many small, family-owned domaines […]

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Can’t Miss Wine and Cheese Pairings From Alsace, Burgundy and Loire Valley.

Brisk but sunny afternoons make perfect moments to enjoy flavorful cheeses with zesty wines. Use the opportunities to discover distinctive parings to delight the taste buds. The following “can’t miss” cheese and wine combinations from Alsace, Burgundy and the Loire provide intriguing possibilities. ALSACE: MUNSTER CHEESE AND AUXERROIS WINE Autumn’s cool nights and sunny days

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Dave’s Wine Tips: Domaine Julien Cruchandeau, 2018 Bouzeron “Massale”

The 2018 Julien Cruchandeau, Bouzeron “Cuvée Massale” is a delightful and delicious white Burgundy wine that just makes you smile with pleasure and appreciation. But here’s the thing. The wine comes not from chardonnay, but from top quality Aligoté grapes grown in the Bouzeron appellation. Under talented grower Julien Cruchandeau’s attentive care, his Aligoté vines

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Dave’s Wine Tips: 2018 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Bourgogne-Aligoté

Wine drinkers who think only of Chardonnay when its comes to white burgundies should think again and taste the 2018 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Bourgogne-Aligoté. What an utterly delicious, terrific wine. THE “PYCM” CRAZE The producers, Pierre-Yves Colin and Caroline Morey, reside in the highly regarded wine producing village of Chassagne-Montrachet. They grow their own estate grapes

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Bourgogne-Aligoté….the Other White Burgundy.

When choosing a “white Burgundy” to drink with friends, Bourgogne-Aligoté may not come readily to mind. Not surprising. Most American importers and retailers give scant attention to Aligoté as Burgundy’s “other” white wine grape. But Bourgogne-Aligoté’s fortunes are changing. SURGING QUALITY The quality of Bourgogne-Aligoté wines has surged over the last decade thanks to dedicated

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