Burgundy without pinot noir grapes? Climate change pushes the boundaries of winemaking

Burgundy without pinot noir grapes? Climate change pushes the boundaries of winemaking

What is the first industry to fall victim to climate change? There is a decent argument that it already happened – more than 600 years ago. In 1066, the Normans installed a feudal aristocracy in the British Isles, and the invaders brought with them a love of winemaking. Those skills flourished in the conditions of … Read more

Exploring Burgundy by bike, it’s easy to get off the beaten track in French wine region

Exploring Burgundy by bike, it’s easy to get off the beaten track in French wine region

There is an endless and always scenic variety of riding routes in Burgundy waiting to be explored by bicycle. A vineyard along the Voie des Vignes near Beaune, in the Burgundy region of France. Photo: Steve Wartenberg via AP Dijon, around 90 minutes by train from Paris, is the region’s historical capital city, the mustard … Read more

Accidental Burgundy winemaker mines Asia, US business experience to innovate on tradition

Accidental Burgundy winemaker mines Asia, US business experience to innovate on tradition

Although de La Morandière is the great-grandson of Joseph, the founder of the winery in the heart of Puligny-Montrachet, in France’s Burgundy winemaking region, he says he was not the “natural choice” to lead the family business after Anne-Claude. Brice de La Morandière says he was not the natural choice to take over at Domaine … Read more