Wine aficionados say that Burgundy is one of the most complex and difficult regions to understand in the wine world. I won’t contest that.Notes from my latest conversation with a passionate producer lie in a pile beside my keyboard, under a map of Burgundy wine country. Geography : [France-Burgundy]
Monday, April 2 2012
Burgundy, the Nazis, and Why Pouilly-Fuissé Doesn’t Have Premier Crus
Wine aficionados say that Burgundy is one of the most complex and difficult regions to understand in the wine world. I won’t contest that.Notes from my latest conversation with a passionate producer lie in a pile beside my keyboard, under a map of Burgundy wine country.
Wednesday, January 11 2012
Crémant de Bourgogne vs. Champagne: Pourquoi Pas?
What wine has such widespread connotations of good cheer and happy occasions as Champagne?
Monday, January 9 2012
A Wine Lover’s New Year’s Resolution: Become a Savvy Buyer
If you’re browsing E-Romantic’s website, it’s because you’re interested in quality, a bit of mystery mixed in with beauty and originality, and undoubtedly a flair for local flavor.
Wednesday, December 7 2011
Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cherbaudes: A Christmas Wine
"Alors, you are looking for a Christmas wine." Lifting her cup of rosemary tea, Madame Sophie Boillot’s eyes dance over the rim inquiringly. It’s a gray afternoon in Dijon and the window shoppers peering into the Biscuiterie de Vergy are carrying their umbrellas, just in case.
Thursday, July 21 2011
Hospices de Beaune: a humanistic and architectural masterpiece in Burgundy
In 1443, just as the Hundred Year's War was ending, Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, and Rolin's wife, Guigone de Salins, decided to build a hospital to take care of the needs of the sick and destitute.
Saturday, January 1 2011
Video clip of FM Orchestra, filmed under the bridges of Paris and in Burgundy
Video clip of FM Orchestra, filmed in Paris, on the banks of the Seine, and also in Burgundy, at La Ferme Marie-Eugénie
