the elegant premisses of the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone were swarming with wine lovers from all over the world…From over 600 wines I managed to taste 40..
Posts Tagged ‘Burgundy’
Decanter Fine Wine Encounter 2009 rolled out
Posted in Wine tasting & restaurants, tagged Bordeaux, Brancaia, Brunello, Burgundy, Cavalli 2006, Chateau Beychevelle, Chateau Peyrabon, Chianti, Danie de Wet Cape Muscadet 2007, decanter Fine Wine Encounter, Decanter Gold medal, decanter magazine, Heitz Cellars, Jorge Ordonez & Co, Napa Valley, Podere Brizio, Seghesio, Sonoma, Steytler Pinotage, Tentuta degli Dei, Tuscany, Wine tasting & restaurants, wine tasting events in London, Zinfandel on November 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nicolas Wine Fair-first time in London!
Posted in Wine tasting & restaurants, tagged bio village, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Correns, Domaine Schlumberger, Famille Bougrier, Loire Valley, Nicolas wineshop, organic wines, Provence, The Royal Horticultural Halls in London, Wine tasting & restaurants, wine tasting events in London, wines from Alsace on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There were over 200 wines & spirits from all over the world. Majority of them from France…
Hospices De Beaune: Famous wine auction in Burgundy
Posted in France: Burgundy, tagged Batard-Montarachet, Beaune, Burgundy, charity auction, Clos de la Roche, Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, France: Burgundy, Hospices de Beaune, Hotel Dieu, Mazis-Chambertin, Meurault, Pommard, Pouilly-Fuseé, Savinny-lés-Beaune, Volnay, wine, wine auction, wines from Burgundy on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the longest-established Charity wine auction which used to be run by the gothic Hospices De Beaune in Burgundy. However, since 2007 the prominent auction house Christies took over the organisation of the event that is traditionally held on the third Sunday in November.
Beaune: In the heart of Burgundy
Posted in France: Burgundy, tagged Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Bistro de L’Hotel, Bouchard Pére & Fils, Burgundy, chardonnay, Chasagne-Montrachet, Cote de Beaune, Dijon, Domaine Bonneau du Martray, Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Lyon, pinot noir, Pommard, Puligny- Montrachet, Savigny-lés-Beaune, Volnay, Vosne-Romaneé, wine on October 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Burgundy, with its fresh and friendly attitude towards wine production, is perhaps the most significant wine region in France…What is amazing about Beaune’s wines is that they can be drunk young while tasting gentle with a very low acidity…

