Ageing of Burgundy wines: oak barrel or vat?

Ageing of Burgundy wines: oak barrel or vat?

Ageing in oak barrels for wine is an exception: on average in the world only 1% of wines are aged in barrels.In France it is three times more, but it is obviously still very minority. Some of the most renowned regions use the Barrel in a much more marked way, such as...
The Tour de France in Chalon sur Saône

The Tour de France in Chalon sur Saône

Today the Tour de France has chosen Chalon sur Sâone in the south of Burgundy as the finish city! The city of Nicéphore Niepce, inventor of photography, has obviously been in turmoil for several days, and preparations have been underway for many weeks. The opportunity...

Burgundy for Father's Day

Looking for a Father's Day gift idea? For a wine-loving dad, Le Bourguignon offers a very nice selection of Red and White Burgundy wines and wine boxes. Discover for example a box 2 bottles Discover the whole selection: delivery wine Father's Day
Vintage 2018 Burgundy

Vintage 2018 Burgundy

Remember, a few months ago we were ecstatic about the quality of the 2018 vintage and the extremely promising state of the grapes in Burgundy, in black and white, from Chablis to Mâcon via the Côte de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise and the Côte de Nuits. In the meantime...
Pruning the vine in Burgundy

Pruning the vine in Burgundy

At the beginning of March, pruning is now finished in Burgundy… except for the few winemakers who would still have a few plots to finish. Taking advantage of the vegetative rest of the vine during the winter period, the winegrower will carry out one of the most...

Happy New Year 2019!

The Vins de Bourgogne blog wishes you a very happy new year 2019! Whether it is enamelled with beautiful discoveries of bottles of Burgundy, pleasure wine in regional appellation to the great wines of Chablis, the Côte de Nuits or the Côte de Beaune! Burgundy...