To English ears, the French word for heatwave, canicule, sounds as if it should refer to something cutely innocuous: an ...

The 2010 Burgundys are not as immediately attractive as the lush 2009s, but they are as good, writes JOHN WILSON. Sections ... As one of the world’s best-known wines, Burgundy is always in great ...

2003's blazing-hot summer shriveled some of France's top vineyards. Jon Bonné considers what it means to you 2003 brought the summer of Burgundy’s discontent. Like much of Europe, France ...

The vineyards of Burgundy stretch from north to south and are the source of some of the most prestigious, and in some cases expensive, wines in the world. By Henry Samuel 24 September 2011 • 7:00am ...

Yet even the village wines are dear. Good examples can range from $50 to $125 or more now. So we settled for the Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey in particular, which will not give the same picture of ...

The white wines of Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune are considered by many to be the greatest whites in the world. The most famous of these come from the villages of Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne ...

White wines from Burgundy, especially from Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault or Corton-Charlemagne, are routinely expensive. But values do exist in this category. Read about some ...

Prized vineyards in Burgundy have been 'catastrophically' damaged after a torrential downpour on Tuesday. As much as 90 per cent of vines in some vineyards could be unusable, creating a ruinous ...

The Drones of Burgundy may sound like a sci-fi movie paired with good wines but the truth is far less exciting. The drones are really in place to help hunt a pestilent scourge--with a stripper ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. On July 31, 1395, the Duke of Burgundy declared a war of annihilation on an "evil and disloyal" enemy and invader: a purple, acidic grape known as "Gamay." ...